Brigid Schulte
As seen in:
Better Life Lab,
LinkedIn,
Next Big Idea Club Podcast,
Facebook,
CNN,
Forge,
MSN,
MSN UK,
O Globo,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Life
and
Writer. Speaker. Director @BetterLifeLab @NewAmerica. Author of Over Work and Overwhelmed. Work + Care + Gender Equity.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I was a fact checker at Vanity Fair magazine in New York City. Ugh.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. Typed laborious college term papers on an old IBM Selectric. Columbia Grad. Schl of Journalism taught on manuals in 1986.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell the stories and witness the truth of our time
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I'm a Mac lover. And how did we survive before google?
What's your favorite social network?
Talking to someone in person
Why did you become a journalist?
It helps me understand why we're alive
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yep. St. Mary's Academy Ms. Print. Sports. News. Features.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Usually the one I'm working on at the moment
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do what you love.
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