Interview with Robbie Owens discussing her childhood in a small northeastern Texas town, particularly family traditions; education in journalism; and her career as a news reporter. She discusses her perspectives on being taken seriously in journalism and the effects of social media, as well as her advice to other journalists.
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Interview with Robbie Owens discussing her childhood in a small northeastern Texas town, particularly family traditions; education in journalism; and her career as a news reporter. She discusses her perspectives on being taken seriously in journalism and the effects of social media, as well as her advice to other journalists.
This text is part of the following collection of related materials.
Women With Words
Short biographies and oral histories of female journalists in the DFW area. Students in the UNT Mayborn School of Journalism conducted the interviews and wrote summary articles as part of a research class.
Pinilla, Luisa Alejandra & Owens, Robbie.Oral History Interview with Robbie Owens, November 29, 2019,
text,
May 7, 2019;
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1200186/:
accessed June 15, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism.