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Brian Ott on Muck Rack

Brian Ott

United States
Covers:  rhetoric, communication, politics, Twitter, social media

Interview

How is social media changing news?

It's contributing to a more rapidly-changing news cycle.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email

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

No.

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

9. Ott. B. L. (2019, June 21). Democracy in Trump era is dying tweet by tweet and we won’t see the big picture for years [Editorial]. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/06/21/trump-tweets-obscure-destruction-of-american-democracy-column/1472956001/

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That decisions about what to post on social media companies are subject to the 1st amendment.

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