About Hotline On Call Editor Jennifer Skalka

Jennifer Skalka is the editor of Hotline On Call, a lively and original political reporting blog.

She comes to National Journal’s Hotline from The Baltimore Sun, where she covered the 2006 U.S. Senate contest between Benjamin L. Cardin and Michael S. Steele. Skalka also reported for The Sun on the gubernatorial administrations of Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Martin O’Malley, as well as the Maryland Legislature.

Skalka worked previously for the Chicago Tribune, writing for the Metro desk and covering the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York. Her first reporting job was for the highly-regarded Concord Monitor. There, she covered John F. Kerry’s 2004 presidential primary campaign, then-Gov. Craig Benson and the New Hampshire Legislature, among other assignments.

A native of Washington, D.C., Skalka graduated from Tufts University with a degree in political science. She holds a master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she was awarded a fellowship to cover the 2000 presidential campaign with a focus on issues of interest to younger voters. Her work for the project was published by several outlets, including MTV and PBS Washington Week in Review. The position was funded by a grant from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Skalka has appeared on CNN's Larry King Live, MSNBC, FOX, BBC TV, BBC World Radio, CBC, CTV and Public Radio International.