by Margot Carmichael Lester | Jun 14, 2019 | Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
I like the show On My Block a lot, so it was a kick to cover it for the ICG Magazine. During the interviews, I realized I had some great stuff about the importance of diversity and inclusion. I pitched a straight Q&A on the topic to the editor, and it was...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Mar 8, 2018 | Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
Most content marketers only think of email in terms of marketing and communication. But email is the number-one pathway cyber thugs use to unleash malware, commit fraud and otherwise screw up our business and personal lives. These are the scary facts my team...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Mar 2, 2018 | Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
Sometimes, the work you do has additional value. This assignment for Philips Lifeline is one of those times. I researched and wrote two articles about seniors' emergency room visits. One's aimed at seniors to help them prepare for and recuperate from a trip to the...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Oct 16, 2017 | What-Not, Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
Permit me, if you would, a couple moments of self-promotion... The book my husband wrote, that features insights from me, got a fantastic review from the good folks at Kirkus. Here's an excerpt: "More impressive still is the content, which dives deep into the minutiae...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Aug 29, 2017 | Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
Side by side satellite images compare the size of Hurricane Harvey to Hurricane Katrina in 2005. pic.twitter.com/8LemA9Ju1v — MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 25, 2017 Please do what you can to provide comfort, relief and support to people in the storm's path. The catastrophe...
by Margot Carmichael Lester | Aug 10, 2017 | Content & Content Operations, Work Samples from Margot Lester & The Word Factory Team
Reason 832 to Work with Trained Journalists I always have a few true news gigs on my roster to keep my reporting skills fresh. That comes in really handy when our corporate clients want to draft off breaking news. My team and I (all active freelance journalists) can...
