Michele Weldon

Michele Weldon (born 1958) is an author, journalist, keynote speaker, and assistant professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

Education Michele Weldon received both her BSJ (1979) and MSJ (1980) at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Career She began her career as managing editor at the North Shore Magazine in Winnetka, Illinois in 1979. Weldon then moved to associate editor at the Adweek Magazine in Chicago, Illinois, and in 1981 became the Midwest market editor at Fairchild Publications. In July 1984, Weldon became a feature writer and columnist for the Dallas Times Herald in Dallas, Texas, where she worked until December 1988. In 1989, she began working for the Chicago Tribune as a regular freelance contributor. in culture, women, and media verticals. Weldon has also written for Al Jazeera. She has written for Washington Post, USA Today, CNN, Fulcrum, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Next Avenue, and more.

In addition to her body of work as a freelancer and opinion writer, Weldon has also taught at the Medill School of Journalism from 1996 to 2014, shen she became assistant professor emerita. and has written seven nonfiction books.

Books I Closed My Eyes (1999) Writing To Save Your Life: How To Honor Your Story Through Journaling (2001) Everyman News: The Changing American Front Page (2008) Escape Points: A Memoir (2015) Act Like You're Having a Good Time: Essays (2020), Northwestern University Press, The Time We Have: Essays On Pandemic Living (2024)