Christopher Leone
Covers:
business, county government, real estate, community, local government, consumer finance, state government, agriculture, state politics, native american/indigenous peoples, civil rights
Personal account. MMC in journalism & MBA in business. Married with 3 boys, Love camping. Retweets are not endorsements.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sports 620 KTAR in Phoenix, thank you Ryan Lindsay. I picked highlights from baseball games to include in the talk show that followed.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It is connecting and involving more voices than ever before.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sherlock Holmes because of his attention to the smallest of things.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means hanging back, looking around, absorbing, remembering, distilling and rearranging.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Point me in the direction you want me to swim and let me go. Occasionally hold up a flag to let me know that I'm on course.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe CS5, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, SPSSStatistics
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Oprah Winfrey
Why did you become a journalist?
After interviewing Pakistani journalist Javed Afridi and eight weeks into my master's I realized I loved it and everything about it.
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