About Michelle Boorstein

BOORSTEIN, MICHELLE is one of two religion reporters at The Washington Post, which entails covering Washington, DC-area news and trends as well as national and sometimes international religion stories. Covering DC is not unusual, in that there are issues of religious diversity, immigration/religion and a shifting population. It is unusual, of course, in that it's the capital. Boorstein covers how faith and spirituality intersect with everything from lobbying to diplomacy. The Post recently launched a very successful religion opinion blog called On Faith. Boorstein grew up in Newton, MA, and wanted to be a religion reporter since she read Ari Goldman's “The Search for God at Harvard” just after graduating from college in 1992, but detoured for a decade, mostly with the Associated Press, to Phoenix, Afghanistan, Boston, Providence and Nairobi. Faith, spirituality and religion are ripe for multimedia storytelling and Boorstein hopes to rocket herself to a new level of knowledge. She currently lives in Washington DC with her husband. Since buying a home she’s become more of a nester and is learning to cook and garden, though at heart a nomad who likes to travel and kayak.

Writing

Content on this site written by Michelle Boorstein (includes contributory writing):

  • Projects

    • Center for Independent Living
    • The world’s first organization run by and for people with disabilities, the Center for Independent Living (CIL), founded in 1972, supports disabled people in their efforts toward independence. CIL encourages ...