Khalilah L. Brown-Dean
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(She/Her)
Covers:
Voting Rights and Elections; Race, Ethnicity, and Politics; American Politics; Criminal Justice; Civic Engagement; Public Policy; Identity Politics; Public Policy; Leadership; Diversity; Education
Professor & Executive Director @Wesleyan_U
Host, #DisruptedCT @WNPR
Author, Identity Politics in the United States
GoGo 🎶 Enthusiast.
#UVA #OSU #AKA1908
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Serving as Kid Reporter on the Environment for my hometown television station
How is social media changing news?
The rush to be the first often overtakes the need to be accurate.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Murphy Brown
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Social Media
What's your favorite social network?
TikTok
Who do you wish followed you?
Oprah Winfrey.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Claim the sky and be willing to try new things even if it means failing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings or early afternoons
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Come argue with our host about why he's always right and you're probably wrong
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the beach
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
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