Let’s begin with the road you traveled to becoming a reporter. When and why did you first become interested in journalism? I first became interested in journalism when I was growing up in Greenville, R.I. My grandmother lived with us, and she would read The Evening Bulletin in the living room, devouring stories about former Providence Mayor “Buddy” Cianci and other politicians while calling out “You’re not going to believe this!”  I could tell Rhode Island politics was a rich topic, and I was lucky enough to end up covering politics in a state that former Providence Journal reporter Elliot … Continue reading Q & A with Boston Globe R.I. reporter Ed Fitzpatrick