Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Copy editor for my school newspaper, The Dominican Star
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, I want to though!
How is social media changing news?
It's dramatizing it, prioritizing clicks over truth
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Robin Scherbatsky or Andie Anderson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell stories for people that do not have the voice to tell their story themselves
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Anything that I see on Snapchat!
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Word, Facebook, Adobe Spark, LinkinBio, WordPress
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Clarissa Ward
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to set the world of media straight
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Sadly my high school did not have a newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My story for Referee Magazine, it's coming out in a couple of months!
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get out there! Networking is your greatest asset
When's the best time to pitch you?
Evenings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Movie reviews!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
NA, I love all of my pitches
What's your favorite drink?
Hot breve with vanilla
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outdoors next to a body of water
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's boring, it's really not! (Especially with COVID)
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