adaptive systems architect. legally blind. technologist. author. rapper. open sourcing the future one repository at a time. Collectivist.
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Damian Griggs’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Damian Griggs grew up in Portland, Oregon after being adopted at a young age from Montana. He was born May 1st, 2003 and since that day has faced many challenges. After having a stroke at 18 years old and going blind at 19 he has strived to show there is no obstacle that can stop the human spirit. He has published 2 books, 2 albums with hand-painted covers, and shipped over 40 repositories on GitHub. He has been featured in Authority Magazine and now, of course, HackerNoon.
Damian Griggs’s Journalist Portfolio
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Interview
See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Well I guess it started when I was writing my own medium articles. I just wanted to document my own work but then it quickly grew into putting it on more and more platforms until now I'm here doing this interview because it said I should to complete my profile. I'm a completionist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Well as someone in generation z I used to not really ever read legacy media. The entire way I would ingest news was through social media influencers especially on youtube. I still do, I get most of my news from social media although I like to fact check it against legacy Media to make sure stories actually did happen and then of course for my own opinion.