now: gen ai @meta. then: senior producer @cnni/@cnn. also: #digitalwomenleaders alum & mentor, american in london, forever @dukeu, she/her

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I'm a digital and social media journalist currently based in London as a CNN senior producer. I’m in charge of everything social media for CNN International -- running our social feeds, acting as a consultant for both TV and digital on how to use social media, making sure we're on top of what's bubbling up, and sometimes producing or editing stories.

Before moving to London in 2014, I held similar roles at CNN in Atlanta for five years. And before that I studied history, political science, and …

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an intern at NPR in Washington, D.C.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! When I was a kid, we had a couple at home that my parents got from a school auction.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Katherine Plumber from Newsies -- she finds the truth, stands up to authority *and* she can tap dance.