Meghan Roos is a journalist with a background in breaking news, entertainment coverage and sports reporting. She is based in Southern California.

 

Meghan became the news editor at Real Estate News in early 2025. She previously worked as a breaking news writer for nearly six years, more than three of which she spent at Newsweek contributing to the magazine's general assignment, live blog and newsletter teams. While at Newsweek, Meghan covered a wide range of topics, including the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 and 2022 U.S. elections, the 2021 gubernatorial recall election in California and the Russia-Ukraine war. Meghan also worked as a digital news producer at KSWB-TV (FOX 5 San Diego) and as the web editor at Women's Running.

 

Meghan's career in journalism began in 2011, when she started writing for music and culture publications as a freelancer. Her work has been published by Blues Rock Review, Competitor, Consequence of Sound, Elmore Magazine, FOX 5 San Diego (KSWB-TV), High Voltage Magazine, Interview Magazine, Newsweek, Noisey, Parade, PopMatters, Real Estate News, Rock and Roll Globe, San Diego CityBeat, San Diego Magazine, San Diego Reader, The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Weekly, Women's Running and 1146miles.com.

Meghan has a master's degree in journalism from New York University and a bachelor's degree in communication from UC San Diego. Her first novel, The Mirrored World, was published in 2012. Most importantly, Meghan is the proud dog mom of a sassy 5-year-old dachshund named Ziggy.