Nate Tinner-Williams on Muck Rack

Nate Tinner-Williams

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San Francisco, St. Louis
Covers:  Stories of interest to Black Catholics.
Doesn't Cover: Anything else.
Editor of Black Catholic Messenger (@BlkCathlicMsngr) | Vincentian seminarian | words @BostonGlobe + @NatGeo | @NABJ | @XULA1925/@IBCS_XULA | #ActuallyAutistic

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at Evansville Courier & Press

How is social media changing news?

It's amplifying minority voices.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

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

Google Workspace, Wave, GiveButter, social media, Slack, and Ghost.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Professor Shannen Dee Williams

Why did you become a journalist?

An uncovered beat.

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

Yes. Writer for the Reitz Mirror in Evansville, Indiana. Kudos to the great John Wells!

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime

What's your favorite drink?

Water

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

In bed.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

The idea that it's of no great import that most all stories written about Black Catholics are written by non-Black people.

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