Newspaper Columnist Mock Interview

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Question 9 of 27

What do you consider your specialty topic to write about?

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Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.

Each columnist has a unique topic they write about that they consider themselves experts in. The candidate should discuss their topic of choice and why people listen to them.

Christina Erne

Christina Erne is a meteorologist and a journalist at News 10, Albany's ABC/FOX affiliate.

"I am a political columnist because in my previous career I was a political analyst. I add interesting information about politics, from stories from my political career, to lessons we learn from certain events in history, even to analyzing current political figures."

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