Speaking & Press

Emma has experience speaking in a variety of capacities, including sharing her career path and advice, conducting live Q&As, and leading panel discussions. As a journalist covering sustainability, social justice, wellness, travel, and more, she is well-equipped to connect with speakers on a number of levels.

She has also been the subject of interviews and press herself.

The following is a sampling of her speaking and press.

SPEAKING

• Bide Market: Moderated panel discussion on sustainability with panelists from Lush Cosmetics, Hero Power, WasteNot Compost, and more.

• The Wing: Conducted a live interview with restaurateur, author, and podcast host Bricia Lopez and her partner/sister Paulina Lopez

• InFlorEscence Chicago: Co-hosted royal wedding watch party benefitting YWCA Metropolitan Chicago

• Focus on the Arts 2019: Led artist workshop on making it as a writer and editor in a digital world

• Focus on the Arts 2017: Led artist workshop on careers in digital media and journalism

PRESS

INTERVIEWS

• Impact social media had on U.S. Capitol riot (Fox 32 Chicago, video)

• Know What You’re Worth: How to Maximize Your Freelance Paycheck (Entrepreneur, on-air)

• Tips and Tricks to Packing a Carry-On (WGN News Chicago, on-air)

• Couple Back in Chicago After World Trip Turned Terrifying With Coronavirus Crisis Setting In (CBS Chicago, on-air)

• Chicagoans Share How Their Plans to Travel Across the World For 6 Months Landed Them in a Two Week Quarantine in Chicago (The Jam TV Show, minute 51, on-air)

• Emma & Andrew Webster Are Back (The Jam TV Show, minute 3:30, on-air)

• Scared For Life To Go Back To “Normal”? You’re Not Alone (Refinery29)

• Who Will Walk Meghan Markle Down the Aisle? Meet the Women Whose Moms Gave Them Away (Newsweek)

• The “Retail Apocalypse” Couldn’t Kill Malls, but the Pandemic Will (InStyle)

• Five People on the Foods that Bring them Closer to Their Loved Ones (ILY magazine)

RECOGNITION/MENTIONS

• The Future is Female…Politicians (Longreads)

• Don’t f*ck with my freedom (Vogue Portugal)

• Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Novel Adaptation (Open Culture)

• RevealToHeal: Overcoming Application Anxiety and More (Vanguard Stem)

• Critics Claim Gender Bias, Stereotype Threat on SAT (Education News)

• Where to celebrate the royal wedding in Chicago (Chicago Tribune)

• Royal Wedding Watch Party in Chicago (ABC Chicago)

• Tips for Fledgling Freelancers (Community Media Training)

• R. Kelly, Part 4: Sexual Grooming (Living Resiliently)

• Monday round-up (SCOTUSblog)

• Unconventional, Partisan, and Polarizing Rhetoric (Teen Vogue article referenced in book)

• Beyond the Valley (Teen Vogue article referenced in book)

• Growing Up LGBTQ (Teen Vogue article referenced in book)

• #MoveMe: A Guide to Social Movements & Social Media (Teen Vogue article referenced)

• Twitter loved everything about Sterling K. Brown’s first time hosting “SNL,” and here are the tweets to prove it (HelloGiggles)

• Twitter Reacts to Caitlyn Jenner Wearing a MAGA Hat Days After Decrying Military Ban (Paper)

• Caitlyn Jenner Was Spotted Wearing a MAGA Hat — And Twitter Is Going in Hard (Mediaite)

• Weather term ‘bomb cyclone’ blows up on social media — but what is it? (Canoe.com)