Founder/Editor
Craig Kanalley (@ckanal) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago, focusing on online journalism and new media. Besides a fascination for other cultures and international news, his interests include genealogy and hockey.
Contributing Editors
David Mac Dougall (@davidmacdougall) is a freelance reporter who has spent much of the past five years working for a major news organization as its Iraq correspondent based in Baghdad. He has also spent time recently working with the Associated Press in London.
Nicole Russo (@nrusso) is a communication/journalism student at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. She is news editor of the award-winning campus newspaper the Cardinal Courier and works at the local metro daily the Democrat and Chronicle.
Graphic Designer/Content Editor
Ryan Lothian (@ryascolot) is a new media graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago and a freelance graphic designer. He is always working on ways to improve the look of Breaking Tweets and will also be contributing stories.
Content Editors
James Buck (@jamesbuck) is a journalism graduate student at University of California, Berkeley. He plans to primarily cover the Middle East region.
Jessica Estepa (@jmestepa) is a journalism student at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Kelsey Proud (@KelseyProud) is a convergence journalism student at University of Missouri.
Maria Khan (@mariayzk) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Laura Bollin (@laurabollin) is a senior communications student with a journalism concentration at DePaul University in Chicago.
Steven Cohen (@stevemco) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Daisy Franco (@daisyfranco) is a new media graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Kristin Rencher (@KristinCamelia) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Michelle Miner (@mikaela009) is a new media graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Cicely Teal (@cici514) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Britni Day (@BritniD) is a non-degree student at DePaul University in Chicago doing prerequisites for a Master's in Science/Environmental Journalism.
Clark Jones (@clarknyss) is a freelance multimedia journalist from Chicago.
Sophia Madana (@smadana) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago. She plans to primarily cover Asia for the site.
Dan Biederman (@DanBiederman) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago. He plans to primarily cover North America for the site.
John Niederkorn (@jniederkornBRTW) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
John Kristoff (@jkristoff) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago who loves simplicity, the arts and a great story.
Katie Vernoski (@KMV3) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Mary Jo Maffei (@mjmaffei) is a journalism graduate student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Molly Horan (@mollyhoran) is a digital journalism BA/MA student at DePaul University in Chicago.
Dave Adams (@chidave87) is a junior majoring in communications with a concentration in journalism at DePaul University in Chicago.
Josue Cornier (@cornier) is a communication/journalism student at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y.
If you are interested in contributing, please contact
@ckanal.
Staff
@kahenya (Nairobi): In true Kenya fashion, fire mayhem begins. Unconfirmed report that 50 dead in an oil truck/trailer fire in Molo.
@Lilsony (Nairobi/Mombasa): Wow... something is very wrong with this country
