Joyce Murdoch directed coverage of energy and the environment as a National Journal managing editor. A former Washington Post editor and reporter, she co-authored two award-winning books, including Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the Supreme Court. Murdoch taught News Writing for the Web and Print at Harvard's 2011 Summer School. She's lectured at the Library of Congress, Yale and Stanford. She studied China's evolution at Harvard as a 2011 Nieman affiliate. Earlier, she covered Congress for her own news service, served as a congressional press secretary and reported for the Atlanta Journal. A summa cum laude University of Georgia grad, Murdoch is a three-time Hoover Media Fellow.