Irene North
(She/Her)
Native New Yorker living in Nebraska ----- Freelance writer
Interview
How is social media changing news?
Good: provides easier access to information & reporters/journalists. For the bad: incorrect information not correctly quickly enough
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Canon 70D, Nikon D7000, iPad, Adobe InCopy, Adobe Photoshop, Falcon Editorial, BLOX CMS
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Telling the story of a young man who hit rock bottom after serving in Afghanistan and how he managed to survive and become whole again.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Research where you work and make sure you know what you're getting into. Get everything in writing.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the couch with my cats reading a book, visiting Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, or hiking around western Nebraska.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic, Washington Post
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