Alexis Poulin
As seen in:
Le Monde Moderne,
Dailymotion,
HuffPost,
Daily Express,
France Info,
Le Figaro,
ARTE,
BFMTV,
France 24,
france24.com,
Libération
and
Covers:
EU, Democracy 2.0, politics, France
Anti fake news transformer-la-colere.fr
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
director EurActiv
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
fast, fake, fear, fight :all that thanks to the digital social century. Or just the way we are as humans?
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
peter parker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
uncertainty and a sense of history
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Ulysses, Final Cut, Word
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Obama, Trump and the Queen
Why did you become a journalist?
I love difficulties
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was the cartoonist
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Refugees and tax heaven
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do not do this jib for fame or money
When's the best time to pitch you?
evening
What's the best pitch you ever got?
killing Castro
What's your favorite drink?
burgundy wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
reading books
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Le Monde, The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
EU is boring
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