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Bill Dahl

  • Investigative Journalist and Columnist, Freelance
Mexico
Covers:  Geopolitical affairs, Expat life, Mexico, Pemex, Corruption, Climate Crisis, Economics, The Environment, U.S. - Mexico relations, Retirement in Mexico
Doesn't Cover: Art history,

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Wrote a poem when JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963 - published in my elementary school newspaper.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

laptop, desktop, phone, rental cars, bad hotels, email, internet, sources, Canon DSLR (with telephoto), tripod, mic, filters etc.

What's your favorite social network?

FB and my website https://www.BillDahl.net

Who do you wish followed you?

Carrie Kahn - NPR, Azam Ahmed - Mexico Bureau Chief - NY Times, Author Michael Lewis, David Ignatius, David Brooks,

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

No. I was too busy with other nonsense.

When's the best time to pitch you?

After 3 pm Pacific Standard time (LA/Seattle time)

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Bad books by confusing, frantic authors on subjects/story line nobody gives a rip about.

What's your favorite drink?

Water - lots of it.

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

With my wife.

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