In this months episode of Life's Algorithm, I am joined by Ebony-Renee Baker, Fashion Editor at Refinery29 who tells stories from a human-first perspective . Ebony has a vast amount of experience in both the world of fashion as well as journalism where she aims to shed light on the things that matter, including fashion, style and culture. 

In this podcast I will explore Ebony’s career journey as a freelance writer and also as fashion editor at Refinery29. Ebony and I also discuss how she didn't originally get her dream job. We also uncover how the landscape of journalism has changed as a result of social media with the rise of the journo-influencer as well as how she keeps up with writing and pitching ideas in relation to the dynamic nature of the industry. 

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• 00:55 - Quick fire questions
• 01:54 Ebony's career journey 
• 06:08 Why fashion?
• 08:00 Not getting the job at Refinery29
• 10:09 What is a fashion editor?
• 13:29 Social media and Journalism 
• 16:04 The rise of the Journey-influencer
• 20:28 Events 
• 25:12 LFW and Chris Kaba
• 28:43 The writing part and getting THAT cover story 
• 34:48 Getting inspiration and writers block 
• 41:30 The change in journalism (body positivity and championing marginalised voices)
• 44:24 Life's Algorithm