Jeremy Herb
Jeremy Herb is a journalist who has written for The New York Times, Newsweek, The Boston Globe and The Indianapolis Star. Originally from San Jose, Calif., Jeremy has reported across the U.S. from San Francisco to New York, and in Israel, the West Bank and Ireland.
Jeremy received his Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in May 2009. At Columbia, he traveled with the Covering Religion class on a reporting trip to Ireland, thanks to a grant from the Scripps Howard Foundation.
While attending Columbia, Jeremy interned for a new blog by The New York Times in New Jersey, called “The Local.” He covered Millburn, N.J., writing about the town, producing multimedia features and creating databases for the site.
After graduating, Jeremy interned for six months at Newsweek, where he covered national affairs and politics working in the Scope section. He wrote several short pieces for the magazine and had stories linked on the msnbc.com home page.
Before attending Columbia, Jeremy was a Pulliam Fellow in summer 2008 at the Indianapolis Star. Working as a metro reporter, he wrote about problems with the state lottery and a new police and fire radio system. As a part-time reporter for The Argus in Fremont, Calif., Jeremy was part of a project revealing the full scope of Catholic priest abuse in the Oakland Diocese. The series won a 2008 Public Service Award from the Associated Press Managing Editors Association.
Jeremy received his Bachelor’s degree in June 2008 from Santa Clara University, where he was Editor in Chief of The Santa Clara for two years. He covered cocaine use on campus, a story that won him two national awards for feature writing and in-depth reporting. For his senior capstone project, he received a grant from Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics to report on a half-Palestinian, half-Israeli village in Israel.
Outside of journalism, Jeremy has played electric and classical guitar in several bands. His high school rock band recorded two five-song CDs, which you can hear by e-mailing Jeremy. He also played hockey for eight years, and is an avid pool and poker player when he can find the time.
This is Jeremy’s professional Web site and personal blog, where he discusses everything from living and working in New York City to the San Jose Sharks.
