Khalilah L. Brown-Dean on Muck Rack

Khalilah L. Brown-Dean

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Connecticut
As seen in: Connecticut Public, Disrupted (Podcast), NBC News
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
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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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