Lindsay Taub

Lindsay Taub is an award-winning journalist with 15+ years of experience as a writer/editor, producer and photographer covering travel and lifestyle.

Lindsay is proud of her Estonian heritage and has traveled to more than 45 countries on five continents.

She has published in a variety of print and online media outlets including American Way, Delta Sky, Hemispheres, National Geographic Traveler, Peter Greenberg, Rachael Ray Every Day, Robb Report, The Tennessean, Travel + Leisure (digital), and Wine Enthusiast. Her byline has also been seen in Boston Magazine, The Boston Phoenix, The Patriot Ledger, The Land Report, Cesar’s Way, and many others.

Along with her favorite travel gal pal, Lanee Lee Neil, Lindsay is the co-founder of award-winning Voyage Vixens™ blog. When she’s not on deadline or traveling, Lindsay works with a variety of clients as a ghost writer and copy editor.

Lindsay calls Los Angeles home with her husband and two daughters, but likes to pack up the family and leave the city for the mountains and open spaces as often as possible. Her pastimes include cooking, gardening, hiking, sewing, and live music. She finds nothing more sublime than a sundowner in East Africa. Find her on twitter @lindsaytaub and Instagram @lindsayworthington1. | @voyagevixens.

Accolades

Lindsay has received journalism awards from:

• The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)
• North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)
• The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
• The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)
• Visit California

Early Career

Originally from Los Angeles, Lindsay began her journalism career as an investigative reporter at the Natural Resources News Service in Washington, D.C., where she developed and disseminated in-depth stories focused on environmental and health-related matters to mainstream media outlets, including The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, “Dateline,” and “World News Tonight.”

One of her investigations — a story published in the WSJ on the government’s foot-dragging in setting safer regulatory standards for arsenic in drinking water — led to the EPA lowering acceptable arsenic levels from 50 to 10 ppb.

After moving to Boston, Lindsay became a daily reporter and wrote features for The Patriot Ledger in Quincy, Mass. During that time, one of her stories for The Boston Phoenix – an investigation into a possible wrongful conviction – won first prize in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Mark of Excellence national awards. The article also received first place nationally for Magazine: Investigation and Analysis from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC).

The accused man was released from prison a year after the story ran. She has appeared as a panelist on “News Night” (New England Cable News), and as a guest on “Here and Now” (WBUR, Boston’s NPR affiliate).

Lindsay left her journalism roots for a couple of years when an opportunity arose to join one of Boston’s largest PR firms, Regan Communications. While she quickly made an impressive impact with clients, her journalistic background became a conflict of interest.

In 2006, Lindsay branched out on her own and has been a freelance writer/editor and media consultant ever since.

During her three years in Austin, Texas before relocating back to Los Angeles, Lindsay was on the adjunct faculty at Austin Community College, teaching journalism and mass communication courses.

From 2010-2012, Lindsay worked as a producer/content director for MPH Entertainment, with projects that included Johnny Jet.com, “Hot Spots with Johnny Jet” on Travel Channel, and “The Mommy Docs” of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network’s “Deliver Me.”

During that time, she was “the voice” of Cesar Millan (National Geographic’s Dog Whisperer). In a year and a half, she more than tripled Millan’s Twitter followers and increased his Facebook following from 330K to 1.4 million.

Lindsay is proud to have worked pro-bono for select charitable foundations and non-profits, including Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation,  Second Chance at Love Humane Society, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Washington Humane Society’s Fashion for Paws.

Bragging Rights and Professional Associations

• Lowell Thomas Award for Best Travel Blog from the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), 2014 & 2015 for VoyageVixens.com
• Best Independent Travel Blog, Bronze, North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), 2014 for VoyageVixens.com
• Eureka! Travel Writing Award, Visit California, 2013 for “Murphy’s Coverage” on JohnnyJet.com
• National Winner, Mark of Excellence for In-depth Reporting – Society of Professional Journalists, 2004
• First Place, Investigative and Analytical Reporting – Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2004
• Member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), International Food and Travel Writers Association (IFTW), North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), and Adventure Travel Trade Association
• Appeared on: “NewsNight” – New England Cable News, “Here and Now with Robin Young” – WBUR/NPR
• Finished the 2007 Boston Marathon with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training
• Played on UCLA Women’s Tennis Team, 1998-2000

Education

• Boston University, College of Communication – M.S. Journalism
• University of California at Los Angeles – B.A. Art History & Italian Studies
• American Institute for Foreign Study; Florence, Italy – Art History, Culinary Arts

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lindsaytaub58@gmail.com

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*Last update to page: Aug 2017*