Abigail Hall
Denver
As seen in:
BMJ Open,
MDPI,
ACS Publications,
Detroit News,
Royal Society of Chemistry,
The Orange County Register,
Washington Examiner,
The Korea Times (Korea),
Los Angeles Daily News,
Wichita Eagle
and
Covers:
Arts, Entertainment, Culture, News
Doesn't Cover:
Sports
copywriter, cat mom, generally unhinged, reads fantasy for hope | booksta: abigails.books | Cherokee Nation | she/her
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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