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Benjamin Wetmore

United States
As seen in: The Gateway Pundit, The Federalist, American Thinker, Free Republic, Cause Action
Covers:  politics, elections, media, law, history
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

High School newspaper covering a very simple beat.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Walter Kovacs

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

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

Phones, Lexis/Westlaw, various databases.

What's your favorite social network?

None

Why did you become a journalist?

At some point you realize you have no other options.

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

Yes: Reporter, Gadfly

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Newspaper archives
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