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Alex Harrell is a multidisciplinary designer and writer based in Brooklyn. She graduated from Columbia College Chicago (with honors!) in 2016 after earning a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design.

Alex is a steadfast storyteller. She is passionate about exploring and expanding the ever-growing relationship between digital media and the written word. By incorporating various disciplines into her practice, Alex attempts to eradicate the pervasive individualism fo…

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Patrick Fugit as William Miller in “Almost Famous,” Courtney Cox as Gale Weathers in “Scream,” and, of course, Bill Hader’s “Herb Welch” on SNL.

Why did you become a journalist?

“Being a journalist influenced me as a novelist. I mean, a lot of critics think I'm stupid because my sentences are so simple and my method is so direct: they think these are defects. No. The point is to write as much as you know as quickly as possible.”― Kurt Vonnegut

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

"In America, the president reigns for four years, and journalism governs forever and ever." ― Oscar Wilde