Tess Kenny
(She/Her)
Chicago
As seen in:
MSN,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Scribd,
Yahoo News,
New York Daily News,
Yahoo Finance,
Chicago Tribune,
Naperville Sun,
Pioneer Press Suburban Chicago
and
Covers:
Education and events
Midwatch @chicagotribune | previously @NapervilleSun @MontereyHerald @ucsantabarbara | tkenny@chicagotribune.com
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
News intern for the Santa Barbara Independent
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm too curious for my own good. Becoming a journalist gave me an excuse to ask more questions than socially acceptable.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
I'd still consider myself an aspiring journalist, but I would say be persistent.
What's your favorite drink?
Diet Coke
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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