After Donald Trump was elected president, it came to my attention that Brandon Stanton, author of Humans of New York, was traveling to Macomb, Michigan. I immediately took it upon myself to contact him on all forms of social media in hopes that he would come to Stockbridge High School to interview students. After posting on my personal Facebook, I quickly realized it was the wrong idea to bring my work as a journalist to a private account where people could harass me.
To view full story, click on the headline above. Click on the photos below to view the Facebook post, along with the backlash I was faced with.