Press

The links below will take you to articles or brochures that feature me in some form or fashion. This page is all about stroking my ego. Interested in helping maintain my healthy self-esteem? Contact me at ericaswallow(at)gmail(dot)com.

2010

• MediaPost: Kelly Samardak was the first to report that I would be leaving The New York Times to join Mashable as a features editorial assistant.
• Blogs.com: I was quoted on Blogs.com regarding a piece I wrote about privacy rights for suspected criminals after Faisal Shazhad’s Orkut and Facebook photos were used by national news outlets to identify him as the Times Square bomber.
• NYTimes.com: I was featured on The New York Times SxSW Twitter list along with 60 other dynamic tweeters attending and tweeting about the conference.
• Invoke Media: I video-blogged with Invoke Media during SxSW Interactive.
• CNN: During Good Riddance Day 2010 in Times Square, I bid farewell to being uninsured and doing homework, in hopes that 2010 would bring a full-time job with benefits, as I am a recent NYU Stern graduate (2009)!

• Gilman Scholarship: As a 2006 Gilman Scholar, I was interviewed about my study abroad experience in Shanghai, China. Here’s the interview transcript.

2009

• DMNews: A few teammates and I won the John Caples Student Campaign of the Year Award in 2009. We created YouTube and Facebook pages for our Pentel Recycology campaign, along with multiple commercials. Our story was also picked up by College News, The Marketing Blog, and Lit Up!.

2008

• CosmoGirl Blog: During the summer of 2008, I was chosen from a pool of over 3,000 applicants as the CosmoGirl Project 2024 Advertising Intern, where I blogged about my internship on the Saatchi & Saatchi’s Olay Design Team where I led a team in creating an ad campaign for China Care Foundation.

• China Care Newsletter: I was featured in a China Care Foundation newsletter for managing a pro bono advertising project and getting a donated China Care ad placed in CosmoGirl magazine. I also won the Outstanding Leadership Award that year as President of NYU China Care.

• Epoch Times: I was interviewed by the Epoch Times newspaper during the NYU Chinese Mei Society’s Yuan Fashion Show. All proceeds for the show benefited China Care Foundation.

• IMUSE 2008: I was a runner-up for the 2008 “China in My Eyes” photography contest.

• Washington Square News: I was interviewed by WSN for my leadership in NYU China Care during Social Justice Week 2008.

• Our Town NY: I was interviewed by journalist Patty Lee about my study abroad experience in China.

2007

• Continental Magazine: I was interviewed by Continental Magazine about my study abroad experience in China and future plans involving the country.

• NYU in Shanghai Guide: I was the Guide Lead for the NYU in Shanghai guide. The first few editions of the guide were largely composed of my pictures, stories, and anecdotes.  I also contributed to the Women’s Study Abroad guide.

• NYU Stern Global Study Brochure: I appeared and was quoted in this brochure.

2006

• NYU Stern Dean’s Honor Roll List: It’s always good to make good grades!