Writing Tutor Alum & Former NBC Producer Carly Zakin creates theSkimm

Carly Zakin

Created by Carly Zakin, a former Penn Critical Writing Tutor (CAS '08), theSkimm is a a daily newsletter. Produced by two self-described professional news junkies (and former NBC producers), theSkimm breaks down the news on a need-to-know basis so readers can be prepared daily for any class, interview, networking event--or even a date. theSkimm is a rapidly growing startup, gaining a lot of national attention--the Today Show, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Huffington Post--as a news vehicle for the student and professional on the go. "We read, you Skimm."

To enroll in theSkimm: www.theskimm.com or Twitter: @theSkimm