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Deborah Petersen
Columnist, Senior Editor, Mobile & Social Media
Columnist, Senior Editor, Mobile & Social Media
I am a columnist and social media editor for the Bay Area News Group and the San Jose Mercury News in Silicon Valley. I train journalists in social media and find new ways to bring our stories to readers.
I wrote this column for the San Jose Mercury News http://www.mercurynews.com/our-say/ci_21205836 about being married without children, and I was surprised how quickly I was sent stories from other parents without children. I hope to host a live chat next week, and hoped to find experts in this topic, whether a pscyhologist, fertility expert or...
<p>An editor shows how a Pinterest board linked to her newspaper's story about suicide helped readers share moving personal stories and raise awareness of mental health issues.</p>