Thursday, February 19, 2015

10 questions for Howard Bryant and Jemele Hill

  1. What types of challenges did you face reporting on race in Boston – which has a stigma of being unkind to minority athletes?
  2.   How did working as a beat writer help prepare you for a role as a columnist?
  3.  What were some of the things you did to find your own voice?
  4.   You wrote two books within a fairly brief span – are you planning on writing another one?
  5.   Plenty of students my age are told to build our own brand. Do you believe in that? And if so, how does one find their voice in a mature, responsible manner?
Jemele
  1. When did you know you wanted to do this for a career, and what were the challenges of working in a male-dominated field?
  2.  Did you feel like you were ever disadvantaged because of that?
  3.  Do you have a preference between TV or writing, and why?
  4.  Did you think what happened in 2008-2009 would blow up like it did? How did it change you?
  5. Did you feel a responsibility to be a leading voice on ESPN after the Ray Rice incident? 


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