Benjamin Preston
As seen in:
MSN,
MSN Canada,
The New York Times,
Color Research & Application,
The Economic Times,
The Guardian,
Yahoo News,
New York Daily News,
Yahoo Finance,
Boston.com
and
Covers:
Automotive, transportation, infrastructure, environment, arts, business, and more. Most interested in human drama.
Doesn't Cover:
Health and beauty products, novelty gizmos, miracle cures (unless there's an interesting charlatan behind all of it).
Autos Reporter, Consumer Reports. Views are my own.
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Benjamin Preston’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Benjamin Preston’s reporting—his life, really—has taken him from Baghdad to the U.S.-Mexico border, and everywhere in between. He is a dogged reporter and writer with literary insight who can also save your life, fix your car, or chat with you in Italian. His kaleidoscopic personal experience gives him common ground with just about anyone, which in turn confers a unique ability to listen to people, empathize with them, and transform their stories into engaging narratives.
Benjamin’s early caree…
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Interview
See all 8 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I was the obituaries editor at the Santa Barbara Independent.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I learned how to type on an IBM Selectric II, and wrote papers on a Royal Safari all through college—in the late-'90s!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hunter Thompson. Even though he wasn't fictional, his exploits were legendary.