My First Byline: Ruth Graham

Religion reporter, The New York Times

Courtesy of Ruth Graham

What is your current job?

I'm a national correspondent on religion, faith and values for The New York Times.

What was your first byline?

If memory serves, a 500-word dispatch about a small publishing fair at a bookstore downtown. I had no background in journalism so I thought I had to stay at the event for its full span in order to o…