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Ahmed Aboulenein on Muck Rack

Ahmed Aboulenein

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(He/Him)
Covers:  Health, pharma, COVID, healthcare policy, Medicare, drug pricing, health insurance
Covering U.S. health & pharma policy in DC for @Reuters. Previously based in Iraq, Egypt. He/him. #COYS. Tips: ahmed.aboulenein@tr.com SeeDisclaimer.com

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

News reporter at Daily News Egypt in Cairo.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes; I founded, edited, and did the layout for it.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't do it? But if you must, own your mistakes transparently. Corrections shouldn't be a source of shame.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Early morning.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

At the head of a table running a game of D&D.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Propublica.

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