Tar Heel in Birmingham
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
As an intern at my hometown newspaper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Only as a toy.
How is social media changing news?
Social media gives journalists more tools to gather news from a wider variety of perspectives.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hildy Johnson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To make sense of the world around you while experiencing it.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Joomla, Cision, Adobe Creative
What's your favorite social network?
Tumblr
Why did you become a journalist?
I started writing and never stopped.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Instead I wrote for the local newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My first front-page feature in the Triad Business Journal, as an intern!
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn the basics - Twitter is great for publishing your story, but it doesn't replace research and storytelling.
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