Robin Abcarian
Verified
As seen in:
Los Angeles Times,
MSN,
MSN Ireland,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Scribd,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News New Zealand,
Yahoo Singapore
and
Covers:
breaking national news, politics, california news, popular culture, reproductive rights, race relations, women behaving badly, men behaving badly
LA Times opinion writer.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Worked as an unpaid intern for United Press International, Los Angeles bureau. First paid job was at the Ventura County (CA) Star-Free Press
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Is this a trick question?
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stephen Glass.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter. By far.
Who do you wish followed you?
George Clooney.
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to have a job that made me feel like I could change the world, make people angry, make them laugh & make them cry.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
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