Melissa Lee
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MSN,
MSN Canada,
Yahoo Life,
Color Research & Application,
Nature,
USA Today,
Wiley Online Library,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia
and
probably crying to Phoebe Bridgers | TPWK 🪩
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope.
How is social media changing news?
I think social media allows the news to be a lot more opinion-based since people are able to post their thoughts simply through a screen.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To me, being a journalist means reporting news in the least biased way possible, along with educating the public.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Michelle Obama.
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm currently in the process of becoming a professional journalist because writing has always been my passion.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote and edited articles, along with putting the final layout together before sending it to get published.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I love writing lengthy feature stories about people that I have interviewed.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
A coffee shop, most likely on my laptop.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Vice or The Huffington Post.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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