Megan Sheets

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Deputy US Editor, The Times

New York

Crime and Justice

As seen in: The Times, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Ireland, Daily Mail, MSN India, MSN South Africa, MSN UK, Scribd, The Independent (UK), Yahoo Canada and

Deputy US Editor @thetimes / formerly @independent and @dailymail / #MizzouMade / animal enthusiast / accepting fan mail at megan.sheets@thetimes.co.uk

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Have you ever used a typewriter?

Professionally? Nope. Tried one once - think I’ll stick with my computer

How is social media changing news?

It’s given us a lot more people to answer to - among a million other things

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

A lot of social media, reverse image searches, Excel

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

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

My high school newspaper was my life! I helped launch our website (a painful transition)

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

A health feature I did on a young mom who overcame opioid addiction with ASMR and now supports her family through her YouTube channel

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Listen.

What's your favorite drink?

Coffee or wine - depends on time of day

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

The kitchen

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

‘Enemy of the people’

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Megan Sheets

Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

How is social media changing news?

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

What's your favorite social network?

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

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

What's your favorite drink?

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

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

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Megan Sheets

Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

How is social media changing news?

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

What's your favorite social network?

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

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

What's your favorite drink?

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

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

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