Abyssinia Abebe
(She/Her)
Ottawa, Toronto
Covers:
Daily news, Politics, Spirituality, Gender Issues, Humanity
Doesn't Cover:
Scientific and technological topics
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter for The Charlatan
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, unfortunately
How is social media changing news?
News becomes easily accessible for free. Newspapers are dying.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Armstrong, from the Fourth Estate
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It's an act of courage, my views
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
grandmother tells doctors she's not dead after drinking Mr. Pepper
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In an engaging way.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Writers Work
What's your favorite social network?
instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Chris Hemsworth
Why did you become a journalist?
to capture a unique angle of stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Indigenous stories - untold ones
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
when it gets tough, get tougher
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Artificial Intelligence in the academic setting.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
about cars
What's your favorite drink?
Tea - masala
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading a good book.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Washington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Only women journalists should report on women's issues.
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