What was your first job as a journalist?
Besides being a contributor, my first weekly column was for a local newspaper covering my community in 90 words max.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I learned to type on a typewriter. My mother made me do it.
How is social media changing news?
Faster, shorter, snarkier, and highly competitive for audiences.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Commission me to write a series, rather than a one-off story.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My e-zine is the basis for all my article writing: www.americandiversityreport.com
Who do you wish followed you?
Albert Einstein.
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a journalist to document my cutting-edge projects. I learned long ago that If it isn't documented, it's as if it never happened.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
contributor of poetry & stories
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Analysis of trends in the diversity profession post 2016 election.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Practice writing as if for a global audience
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Write an on-going blog for a PR firm in a 3rd world country.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Yoga, walking
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
local newspaper: Chattanooga Times Free Press
