Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

My very first journalism job was the Quigley Fellowship on Women's Rights Journalism, an editorial research fellowship at Smith College.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Once in an interactive museum. Does that count?

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

I use Notion as a project management/organizational system. I track everything there: pitches, invoices, contact lists...

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

My high school didn't even have a newspaper.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Put yourself out there and learn as you go. Then continue learning for the rest of your life.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Reading somewhere comfy.

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