Faye Anderson

I am a citizen journalist, social media and public policy consultant, and political commentator.

I am a citizen journalist, social media and policy consultant, and political commentator. I am particularly interested in the intersection of technology and civic engagement.

I provide fact-based commentary, and curate links to news and information that resonate with African American readers, political influentials, thought leaders and civic activists.

Anderson@Large was twice selected as a “Featured Blog” of Typepad.com, the premier blogging service for professionals and small businesses.

My blog is included in the Harvard University Web Archiving Collection, “Capturing Women's Voices,” a project of the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

I am the founder of Tracking Change Wiki, an online platform to promote transparency and collaboration in the policymaking. Tracking Change is a member of the Coalition for an Accountable Recovery.

During the 2008 presidential election, posts to Anderson@Large were cross-posted to “The Ruckus,” a collaboration between Newsweek.com and the Media Bloggers Association. I also wrote an election blog for National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday Soapbox, and a daily political blog for AOL Black Voices.

I was credentialed to cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention and the “All-American Presidential Forums on PBS.”

I was one of eight finalists to succeed Tavis Smiley as “The Next Commentator” on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show.”

I was featured in the Washington Post story, "Storming the News Gatekeepers," and included in the first scholarly research examining the role of black bloggers and the blogosphere.

I wrote and produced "Counting on Democracy," a documentary about the 2000 election debacle that was broadcast on PBS stations nationwide.

Previously, I was a national correspondent for PoliticallyBlack.com. In a 2000 Freedom Forum survey of online sources for political information, I was the most frequently mentioned by African American editors, reporters and columnists. It was noted that my "columns were almost unique in taking advantage of hyperlinking, embedded with links to historical primary sources."

In a New York Times op-ed, I popularized the metaphor “illusion of inclusion” to characterize Republican minority outreach efforts.

I have extensive voting rights experience. I have observed elections in Ethiopia and Nigeria, and provided voter education training in Angola and Kazakhstan.

I served as a delegate to the annual meeting of the International Labor Organization in Switzerland.

My writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Miami Herald, the Washington Times, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Time, U.S. News and World Report, the Weekly Standard, National Review, the Ripon Forum, and Headway and Stanford magazines.

I was featured on the ABC Nightline report, "Trent Lott Steps Down," and the PBS documentary, "Black America: Facing the Millennium."

I was a frequent guest on "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher." My TV appearances also include: "BET Tonight," "Lead Story," "Inside Politics," "TalkBack Live," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Hannity & Colmes," C-SPAN's "Washington Journal," and PBS' "To the Contrary" and "America's Black Forum." My radio appearances include NPR’s "The Michael Eric Dyson Show," "News & Notes," “Talk of the Nation” and “Tell Me More,” and Sirius Satellite Radio's "The Blog Bunker."

I was profiled in National Journal, the New York Daily News, the Washington Times, New York magazine, Stanford Lawyer, Emerge, WomenConnect.com, and Focus, the monthly magazine of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

I am an experienced public speaker in the areas of citizen journalism, politics, technology and civic engagement, blacks and the Republican Party, and diversity. My speaking engagements include: Journalism that Matters: DC Sessions, BlogHer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference, Stanford Law School, Stanford University African-American Studies Department, Stanford Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Institute of Politics, Williams College, Florida International University, Baruch College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Medgar Evers College, Xavier University, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Freedom Forum, National Association of Black Journalists, National Action Network, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Women of Color Summit, and A. Philip Randolph Institute National Education Conference.

I have a JD from Stanford Law School, a BA in Political Science from the City College of New York, and a Certificate in French Proficiency from the Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Sénégal.