4 Questions Journalist Spotlight

"4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" with Kristi Swartz, Floodlight News

March 11, 2023 Mitch Leff Season 4 Episode 5
4 Questions Journalist Spotlight
"4 Questions Journalist Spotlight" with Kristi Swartz, Floodlight News
Show Notes

Each week, we present our “4 Questions Journalist Spotlight,” a conversation with a Georgia journalist.

This week, our Spotlight focuses on Kristi Swartz, a reporter with Floodlight News! Floodlight is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. They partner with media including NPR, the Intercept, HuffPost, the Guardian, Grist, the Los Angeles Times, and more.

Coolest Thing: Grew up dancing ballet!
Last Book Read: Running While Black
Favorite Local Restaurant: Gaja
Favorite Guilty Pleasure: RuPaul's Drag Race
Favorite Local Getaway: Westside Park
Favorite Non-Work Hobby: Running

Mitch’s day job is providing public relations services, media training, and crisis communications, but he also operates Leff’s Atlanta Media, an online database with contact info for thousands of Atlanta-based journalists, and Mitch’s Media Match, a service that connects Atlanta journalists with local experts.