What was your first job as a journalist?
Interviewing Fashion Stylist Cindy Conroy from Canada
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
Too many false narratives.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None lol
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With all the relevant information readily available.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, Wix and Canva
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Issa Rae
Why did you become a journalist?
To encourage African American Women.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
All 8 of my published books, available here www.lisakstore.com
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't give up and remember to take a break, you're human too.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime. I am always on my phone and checking my emails.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pitch with beautiful drop box photos, elaborate press release, well written bio and blurb. I look to feature those most often.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A pitch that was one sentence telling ME to contact them for more information.
What's your favorite drink?
Cosmo (Sex and the City)
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a tablet...I'm always working... :-(
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Vogue and Essence
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Nothing to note here
