Danielle Nichole Smith
New York
As seen in:
New York Magazine,
The Drum,
Calgary Herald,
KXAS-TV (Fort Worth, TX),
MediaPost,
Afro-American Newspapers,
Twin Cities Business,
XoNecole,
My Sunshine Coast,
KVDA-TV (San Antonio, TX)
and
Covers:
Employee Benefits, Labor and Employment, Health
Columbia undergraduate, journalist, jokester.
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Danielle Nichole Smith’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Danielle Smith is a recent Columbia University graduate with degrees in English Literature and in History. At Columbia, she wrote news for the Daily Spectator, specifically covering a beat in student government, as well as humorous pieces for Jester Magazine. In her senior year, she interned as an editorial assistant at New York Magazine.
Currently, Danielle is employed as a general assignment reporter at Law360 in New York City, where she covers employee benefits, employment, and health. In h…
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Interview
See all 14 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I would say the first piece I wrote for the Columbia Daily Spectator. Why weren't the Barnard Quad lounges renovated yet? No one knew.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yup, we had a type-writer when I was kid, but my dad threw it away when we got a computer. It's only now as a 'cool' adult that I miss it.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist means teetering on that increasingly blurry line of truth, ethics, and getting the best story.