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Cathy Scott

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 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…

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.

Society of Professional Journalists Award

1993 - Criticism

1st Place, Criticism, op-ed piece in the San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Press Club

2025 - Criminal Justice

Excellence in Journalism Awards 2025, First Place, Magazines