Bonnie Jean Feldkamp
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Creators,
Medium,
MSN,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Life,
USA Today,
Yahoo News,
Healthline,
Chron,
Detroit Free Press,
Yahoo Sports Canada
and
Covers:
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp is a syndicated columnist holding space for good, writing stories of people making the world a better place and lifting the voices of marginalized people.
Doesn't Cover:
Fiction
#Columnist who ties personal experience to current events to help readers empathize, relate & care. I’m not active on this platform.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
An article in the Community Press in Cincinnati. I learned the YMCA I frequented had plans for a water park. I pitched the article. Got it.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email a press release pasted in the body of an email or a short intro with a link to more information.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google docs. Love it.
Why did you become a journalist?
To inform the public and add my voice as part of the solution.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Forget about labels and credentials. Write. Read. Work on your craft. The process is your education.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the park with my son
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Creative Nonfiction Magazine, New Yorker, New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's often not listed. Service journalism is vital.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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