Interview with Kelly Virella of Dominion of New York

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By Talia Whyte

There is a growing number of journalists who are leaving traditional media outlets to create and run their own online news sites. Kelly Virella is one of those enterprising journalists. She left her job as the deputy editor of City Limits magazine and website last year to start the news organization, Dominion of New York. I spoke to her recently about life as a journalist turned entrepreneur.

NABJ Digital: What is Dominion of New York and why did you start it up?

Kelly Virella: Dominion of New York is the online magazine of black intellectual swagger. We report about innovative thinkers, artists and leaders. We investigate complex issues and we blog about current events relevant to the global black diaspora from a progressive-to-radical political perspective…

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28 October 2011

#Occupy Mobile Journalism

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By Talia Whyte

For the last few weeks, the Occupy Wall Street movement has taken over the headlines worldwide and put the future of the global economy up for discussion. Based on the quickness this movement has grown in such a short amount of time, there are clearly strong feelings out there among the general population about the current financial system.

As a freelance journalist I not only find this to be a monumental moment in recent history, but it is also a great opportunity to practice mobile journalism. As technology and digital tools to capture information on the go becomes more common, many reporters are spending more time on the ground, filing stories online and interacting with followers on their social networks.

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