Anna Leist on Muck Rack

Anna Leist

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Phoenix
As seen in: KPHO-TV (Phoenix, AZ), KTVK-TV (Phoenix, AZ), LinkedIn, KOLD-TV (Tucson, AZ), WMC-TV (Memphis, TN), KAIT-TV (Jonesboro, AR), KFVS-TV (Cape Girardeau, MO), WVLT-TV/WBXX-TV (Knoxville, TN), SMU Daily Campus, Proyecta podcast de emprendimiento
News Producer at Arizona's Family Phoenix, AZ
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I loved my grandmother's typewriter so much that I would insert my first grade math homework and type the answers

What does it mean to be a journalist?

A storyteller aiming to illuminate experiences of the few and show how they are important to the masses.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I was the editor-in-chief for two years and sole creator of the paper's website

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

There are so many stories out there that need to be told. Its just a matter of being willing to listen

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

Vice
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