About Laura Cochran

COCHRAN, LAURA is a senior web producer at washingtonpost.com in Arlington, VA. She works closely with the Maryland, D.C. and Virginia political and government editors to find creative ways to engage online readers and encourage participation in conversation during election cycles and legislative sessions, as well as, in county and town-level civic issues. She also works with the washingtonpost.com design team twice a week to keep the creative juices flowing. Cochran is a native of the D.C.-area and received her undergraduate degree in journalism from James Madison University. After graduation, she spent a couple of years at the University of Memphis getting her master’s degree in journalism administration, which is where she got her first start in online journalism at The Commercial Appeal. When she’s not at work, she’s doing anything that involves being outside. She loves running, road trips and a long day at the beach.