Anna Therese Day

Anna Therese Day is an independent journalist and social media researcher, specializing in global civil society organizing. She is a 2013 Fulbright Fellow, a 2012 UN Press Fellow and was named one of Google Zeitgeists top 30 Great Young Minds of Our Time in 2011. On the ground in Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, the Palestinian Territories, and Turkey, her coverage focuses on American foreign policy, womens issues, and youth organizing. Her work has been featured in a variety of media outlets, including CNN International, the BBC, Al Jazeera English, and numerous print outlets, translated into Arabic, English, Hebrew, and Spanish. Day is a founding board member of The Frontline Freelance Register, a representative body for freelance conflict journalists, by freelance conflict journalists. You can follow her on-the-ground at @AnnaOfArabia on Twitter or at www.AnnaThereseDay.com .