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Hill spoke about her experiences in covering race, sports and culture on The Undefeated with the platform’s editor-in-chief, Kevin Merida. The tweet was followed by tweeted responses from press secretary Sarah Sanders and Trump. Merida asked about her transitions, specifically about what skills were transferable between the mediums. “Everything feels personal in writing, and TV helped me understand it’s not all personal.” Hill said being in the studio every day means being further and further removed from the things one often covers, so returning to writing was a relief. In response to a question about how she finds story topics, Hill said she follows her interests and passions. “I don’t mind jumping into or starting a conversation,” she said. “I have more scrutiny, to the point where I had to Google alert myself,” she said, referring to a notification system that alerts her when her name appears in a post on the internet. She discussed racial stories in response to another question, saying the general avoidance of these stories stems from people’s lack of comfort with addressing their own roles in racism. Conference co-director Michael J. Mooney said it was especially important to bring Hill to speak at the conference this year because of her important work and because she has been under personal attack by those in power. “I think it’s helpful for writers to hear you can make mistakes and it’s OK,” Johnson said.

The first big political shake-up happened around noon when DFL U.S. House Rep. Keith Ellison came to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office to file for Minnesota attorney general, throwing a wild card into that race and opening the floodgates to candidates for Ellison's 5th District congressional seat. A few hours after Ellison's filing, state Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL-Minneapolis, signed up to replace him. Candidates had until 5 p.m. to file. "There's things you don't control, who files and who doesn't file," DFL Party chair Ken Martin said early Tuesday as the intrigue rose. He said he would not endorse any candidate running for his congressional seat. Busy couple of days for the hardworking @MNSecofState staff #mn2018 pic.twitter.com/lPkR2KolMS — Brian Bakst (@Stowydad) June 5, 2018 Outside of the attorney general and governor's races,other filings of interest included Joe Radinovich, a former DFL state representative running for the 8th District congressional seat in what will be a closely watched Democratic primary. "I set out to win this race, and I've got my eye on that prize," said Murphy, who right now is facing Swanson and U.S. House Rep. Tim Walz in the Aug. 14 DFL primary. "I've learned over and over again, from my very first race, that competition makes me better and I will be a stronger candidate winning the primary because others are in this race." Some of those who filed on Tuesday Governor • State Rep. Erin Murphy, DFL • Ex-Gov. Tim Pawlenty Republican Attorney general • U.S. House Rep. Keith Ellison, DFL • Ex-Attorney General Mike Hatch, DFL • State Rep. Debra Hilstrom, DFL • Ex-state Sen. Bob Lessard, GOP • Ex-Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman, DFL 5th Congressional District • Jamal Abdulahi, DFL • Bob "Again" Carney, Jr., GOP • State Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, DFL • Frank Drake, DFL, ran against Ellison as a Republican in 2016 • Kim Ellison, ex-wife of Keith Ellison, DFL • Ex-Ramsey County Attorney Tom Foley, DFL • Ex-Minnesota House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL • State Rep. Ilhan Omar, DFL • Ex-state Sen. Julie Sabo, DFL • State Sen. Patricia Torres Ray, DFL 8th Congressional District • Ex-state Rep. Joe Radinovich, DFL • Pete Stauber, GOP • Harry Robb Welty, GOP • Kirsten Kennedy, DFL • Michelle D. Lee, DFL • Jason Metsa, DFL • Soren Christian Sorensen, DFL Rep. Ilan Omar's Minnesota House seat • Minneapolis School Board member Mohamud Noor, DFL • Peter Wagenius, DFL • Joseph Patiño, GOP • Fadumo Taani, GOP • Mohammadkheir (Mo) Gaba, DFL • Angelo Jaramillo, DFL • Cordelia Pierson, DFL • Joshua Preston, DFL • Haaris Pasha, DFL Rep. Debra Hilstrom's Minnesota House seat • Robert Marvin, GOP • Samantha Vang, DFL • Cindy Yang, DFL • Alexander Koenig, DFL