Brian Calfano
Austin
As seen in:
The Washington Post,
Wiley Online Library,
Memory Studies,
Newsweek,
MDPI,
SAGE Publishing,
Taylor & Francis Online,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
KTVI-TV (St. Louis, MO),
WKRC-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
and
Covers:
Local, state, and national political stories and related topics (e.g., economics, health care, education, etc.).
EMMY-nominated, Telly, BEA, AP & SPJ award-winning reporter & documentary maker. @latakoo Director of Film Partnerships.
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To make people take note of something they would not have known otherwise.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe Suite, Mac hardware
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Mail-in ballot processing speeds by USPS in 2020.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Force yourself to find work arounds rather than drop a story.
What's your favorite drink?
Gin
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Wall Street Journal
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
There's an ideological agenda behind everything reported!
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