#001: Nathan Olivarez-Giles on why growing up in the hood led him to Journalism

Nathan Olivarez-Giles (@nateog) is assistant news editor for the Wall Street Journal covering technology. Nate grew up in South Phoenix, a predominantly African-American and Mexican-American low income neighborhood, and here he talks about how growing up in the hood led to his interest in becoming a reporter. We also dive into the importance and need for journalists of varying backgrounds, the current state of media, and how 'tech' is now so prevalent in our lives that everything can be considered 'tech'.