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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Arts and entertainment reporter at OU Daily

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

In a well written document

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Voice recorder, Tape-A-Call, Slack, Trello, Google Drive

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I love storytelling. It's the only thing I've ever wanted to do.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

I wrote an in-depth look at Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Children in Oklahoma.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Invest in your community.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Morning

What's your favorite drink?

Black coffee.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Crocheting at home

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

New York Times

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That it's not important or it's frivolous, but I cover people and the things that matter to them in their daily lives. It matters deeply.

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