Andrea James

When I was a reporter, I would try to incorporate Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics into my articles whenever I could. Now, I never altered a story to fit the lyrics and out more than 1,000 articles I wrote in my journalism career, it only happened about twice.  One was an article about cities that suffer from brain [...] - Andrea James

The first Thanksgiving in which I didn’t go home to my family in New Jersey was in 2004. I was working for Bloomberg News in London at the time, and I had to work. For the first time, I felt homesick for the United States. Having to work on Thanksgiving? Not only that, there were no news [...] - Andrea James

My Sunday morning walks to church have become time to treasure. Armed with hot coffee and comfortable shoes, I walk briskly through downtown Minneapolis, past the ducks in the park, and 30 minutes later, I settle into my pew. Today, I set out on my walk actively wondering what I would ponder along the way [...] - Andrea James

You are:  In charge of marketing for a corporation. Organizing an event. Planning a wedding. Starting a blog. You want: Beautiful, memorable photos.  Images that will grab the viewer’s attention, and hold it. A new head shot. A creative Christmas card. You need: A photo journalist with daily newspaper experience. Here’s why: 1. Photo journalists don’t make excuses — Things do [...] - Andrea James

Do you ever think about how much of our lives are in “the cloud?” Students at my college were big users of AOL Instant Messenger (oh so 2000!), and we religiously updated our away messages. “I’m sleeping.” “I’m writing a paper.” “Sexiled.” (Remember that one?) After Sept. 11, 2001, during which I was in D.C., I began [...] - Andrea James

One of the few items I own that belonged to my late father is a worn collection of Robert Service poems.  The book is hardback — light blue cloth and gold leaf lettering on the outside, yellowed pages inside. The book is about 50 years old and it’s got that old book smell of wood [...] - Andrea James

On the same day that Obama critics took to the national mall in Washington, D.C., to rally, the President flew to Minneapolis for a public rally of his own. About 15,000 people turned out for the Minneapolis rally, reports CNN. I was there. Here are photos followed by a recapture of my live tweets. Following are my tweets, which [...] - Andrea James