Cathy Scott
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Psychology Today,
Forbes,
ABC News (Australia),
Goodreads,
POLITICO,
The Indiegogo Review,
The Dodo,
Springer Nature,
San Diego Reader,
Las Vegas Weekly,
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
and
Covers:
forensics, evidence, crime, media, social justice
✎ Blogger 4 @PsychToday LATimes bestselling author of #Tupac, MafiaDaughter, #Biggie, Journo vegan jogger hiker cyclist #animalrights #writerscommunity #authors
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Cathy Scott’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Cathy Scott is a true crime author and journalist who blogs for Psychology Today. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, New York Post, George magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, and Las Vegas Sun. Best known for penning First Lady of Murder and "The Crime Book, she taught journalism at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for five years before leaving for New Orleans to cover the largest animal rescue in US history following Hurricane Katrina. Her mos…
Cathy Scott’s Journalist Portfolio
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The Unsolved Murders of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls
Interview
See all 14 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
General assignment reporter for the Beach & Bay Press
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. My mother taught typing. I clocked in at 120 words per minute.
How is social media changing news?
News can be reported on the spot, from the field, and posted immediately, along with photos and video.