Julie M. Cohen has been a professional journalist for more than 25 years in both Israel and the United States, earning multiple New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) awards. She graduated from Smith College with a double BA in English and studio art and earned a master’s degree in children’s literature from Simmons College. She has worked at several local papers covering towns and cities throughout eastern Massachusetts. Cohen has reported on a variety of topics, from hard news, politics, schools and police to art, human rights, the environment and business, among others.
