Ida Harris
Verified
As seen in:
Black Enterprise,
Medium,
MSN,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
The Guardian,
USA Today,
Yahoo Finance,
ELLE,
Flipboard
and
Covers:
Blackness at the intersection of everything
Director of Digital Content for @blackenterprise; Fmr. Managing Editor of @madamenoire — If It's Murder You Know She Wrote It: Periodt.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
The Collegian. College newspaper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course
How is social media changing news?
News breaks faster and has the capacity to reach a wider audience.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Junot Diaz
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means being keeping culture and society alive.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress. Mobile Devices.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Toni Morrison, Oprah, Roxane Gay.
Why did you become a journalist?
I loved to write what I saw--what I experienced--what I engaged.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Our Unsung Mothers Of Modern Gynecology: How White History Shades Black Pain
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read. Research. Write.
What's your favorite drink?
Bourbon
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Sitting, reading.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That no one is interested.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.