Career Highlights

• Daniel Schulman is the associate editor for Mother Jones' D.C. bureau.
• Former assistant editor at the Columbia Journalism Review
• As investigative reporter, detailed the under-the-radar effort by investment banks, multinational corporations, and Bush administration officials to privatize the nation's highways.

Mother Jones is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to investigative, political, and social justice reporting. They believe smart and fearless journalism is the key to a successful democracy and get their information to the public via a bimonthly, award-winning magazine and a website with report updates 24 hours a day.

Dan Schulman began working for Mother Jones as an investigative reporter, creating groundbreaking stories that led to his promotion to associate editor. Schulman formerly worked for the Columbia Journalism Review and his work has appeared in the Boston Globe Magazine, the Village Voice, and the Boston Phoenix, among other publications.

Dan Shulman and host Zack Sherwood discussed the finer points of investigated writing and took some questions from students regarding journalism careers. Dan talked about his career as a journalist, building relationships as an investigative reporter, blogging and the future of journalism. This interview was filmed in the fall of 2007.