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Cedar Attanasio

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New York
As seen in: Associated Press
Covers:  Oceans, immigration, GIS, New York City
Doesn't Cover: Education.
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

My mother taught me to replace the ribbon in a one-room cabin in the Rocky Mountains.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ender Wiggin, in Speaker for the Dead

Who do you wish followed you?

Why did you become a journalist?

I read "Trucking Through the AIDS Belt" by Ted Connover.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

A co-byline: I-Team uncovered activity in a Governor's reelection campaign that appeared to violate campaign finance law.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Every non-local story pitched to me at a local newspaper.

What's your favorite drink?

Grogu, neat.

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