Kevinisha Walker
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Kevinisha Walker’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I didn't always know I wanted to be a journalist. I thought I was going to be a pharmacist. That's the career path I was encouraged to pursue when I was in high school so I figured, why not.
While in college at the University of New Orleans, I was on the pre-pharmacy track studying chemistry.
During an English 101 class, the editor-in-chief of the college paper came to talk to the class. She told us to come to a meeting that evening. I went, wrote my first story the following week and have been…
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See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
My current job, reporting and writing in Houma, LA.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, when I was a little girl. My grandmother was the secretary at my elementary school and she used one every day.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is making news more readily available to the masses. A lot of it needs to be vetted, but this change is good.