7 February 2012

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…

Read the full interview here