1. How did you find your way to working at ESPN?
2. You have done a lot of feature writing in your career. How do you think reporting for a feature differs from other types of reporting?
3. What was your favorite story that you ever wrote and why?
4. What challenges have you faced being a women reporter in sports?
5. Describe the relationship you must gain with a subject when you are covering them for a feature-type story. Does that differ from other reporting?
6. There has been a lot of talk about ESPN W and its role in women's sports. What is your thoughts on that site and do you feel like it is necessary?
7. What type of experience did you have as a beat reporter and why did you end up leaving that form of reporting?
8. What were some of the major challenges you faced in your career and how have you overcome them?
9. Did you come into the field wanting to be a journalist or what were your plans originally?
10. Who is your favorite journalist and how have they made an impact on you?
Story Pitch:
I think it would be really cool if Merrill did a feature story on a retired star athlete, who has had major problems with concussions or other head injuries. It would interesting to get a peek into the struggles that that person is going through during their daily lives based on this issue that fills football and sports as a whole. Concussions and head injuries are a major point of discussion in the sports world today and across media in general, so I think it would a very timely story and a very intriguing story to read.
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