Zara Amaechi
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
KERA-TV (Dallas, TX),
Flipboard,
The Dallas Morning News,
Girls United,
D Magazine,
EIN News,
KTEN-TV (Denison, TX),
Killeen Daily Herald,
Denton Record-Chronicle,
Victoria Advocate,
Brenham Banner-Press
and
Covers:
Arts and Culture, Opinion and Editorial, Music and Entertainment, Race and social justice
Arts Reporter for @keranews - formerly Arts Access in collaboration with @dallasnews
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Dallas local magazine intern, just a whole lot of factchecking
How is social media changing news?
News is faster and brief but it's giving anyone and everyone a voice. Opinions now hold more weight.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William from Almost famous
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe premier, adobe audition, Google docs/Microsoft words, zoom mics, Cisco Jabber
Who do you wish followed you?
Ayo Edebiri, we would definitely be friends
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to put meaning to my words. I'm passionate about my beats so I use this as a bonding tactic between me and my audience
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was in the broadcast program. I made packages, PSA's, anchored, and created skits/segments for fun endings
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My first professional culture piece with Essence. I proved to myself that I can rely on sources from my extensive list of resources.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't beg for opportunities, make them.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any day, any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story about Beyonce being country despite being a Black woman
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
a concert, the gym, or in bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Essence, The Cut, Variety
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That its gossip news.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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