Tinker Ready

Lecturer, Writing Program

About Tinker Ready

Tinker Ready is a multimedia journalist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She covers health, science and general news. Tinker is currently the editor-in-chief of the Whistleblower Protection Blog. Find her work there or in NEO. LIFE, The Boston Globe, Undark, Medscape, Nature Boston, Fast Company, The Washington Post, The News & Observer, and Health Leaders Media, a website hospital administrators.

Education

  • Northeastern University, Master of Arts in Journalism, 2005
  • Thesis: “The relationship between the medical industry and health care charities: A challenge for journalists.”
  • University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Bachelor of Arts, Women’s Studies and Journalism, 1981
  • Boston University, College of Liberal Arts, 1976-1978