A business reporter who loves her job

Boston Globe business reporter Janelle Nanos spoke with FoodTank.com about her career and her interest in covering the food waste issue.

Here is an excerpt:

Food Tank (FT): What originally inspired you to get involved in your work?

Janelle Nanos (JN): I always loved reading and writing as a kid, and ultimately felt compelled to find ways to share people’s stories with the world.

FT: What makes you continue to want to be involved in this kind of work?

JN: Journalism is more important than ever these days, and working alongside a team of people who love the craft as much as I do makes it easy to come to the office each day.

FT: Who inspired you as a kid?

JN: Looking back, my career path seems obvious when I consider that I was doing book reports on Nellie Bly. I was also transfixed with a woman who came to my school as a professional storyteller. She was telling fables, but I think my quest was always to find a way to tell stories every day as a grown up.

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