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Karen Robinson-Jacobs

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Covers:  I cover business issues impacting communities of color in the metro St. Louis area.
i love the lord, family & food, in that order. am a knobler fellow with @typeinvestigate and an investigative reporter with @leeentnews krobjacobs@gmail.com

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Karen Robinson-Jacobs, Business news reporter/ Report for America corps member and reporter for Type Investigations, hails from the Windy City, where she grew up reading five local daily newspapers.
While a full-time student at the University of Illinois, Robinson-Jacobs launched a career in print media that has spanned more than 35 years.
She began working full time for the Champaign News Gazette in the middle of her junior year of college, was the first African-American woman to serve as an …

Have you ever used a typewriter?

my first newsroom only had computers for the copy desk. reporters used typewriters. forced you to organize before writing.

How is social media changing news?

social media has both created news (the dress is white and gold) and revved up the news gathering process. that's both good and bad.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

it's an amazing opportunity and a sobering responsibility. you have to stay focused on the readers.

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