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Nate Harris

Athens, Atlanta, Denver, Zanesville
Covers:  Politics, local government, crime, school boards, local business, features
Software developer, bot maker, founder/host of @techyspeaking. Retired journalist. Former blue check. Everyone's a critic; I'm a good one. @nwithan8@mas.to

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I'm a University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications graduate, 2018, with a minor in computer science and a New Media certificate. I enjoy working at the intersection of news and technology. I worked four years at my college paper The Red & Black Newspaper in Athens, Georgia, as well as with Flagpole Magazine in Athens. I've served as a Henry County, GA beat reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a community reporter for the Zanesville Times Recorder in Ohio a…

What was your first job as a journalist?

College - general news reporter. First story was an interview with the founders of Yik Yak after a bomb threat at UGA.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, actually, despite my youth.

How is social media changing news?

It helps get the news out faster, but means we have to work a whole lot harder to make sure it's accurate.