Christopher Moraff
Verified- Reporter, The Daily Beast
- Co-Host, Narcotica Podcast
As seen in:
Narcotica Podcast,
The Daily Beast,
Apple Podcasts,
C-Suite Market Update,
Medium,
The Washington Post,
Harm Reduction Journal,
Al Jazeera English,
Intelligencer,
ZDNet,
Yahoo,
Philadelphia Magazine
and
Covers:
Criminal Justice, Privacy, Policing, Civil Liberties, Foreign Policy, Politics, Technology, Economy, Culture, Photography, Religion
Doesn't Cover:
Sports, Lena Dunham
The REAL @cmoraff. Guerilla Journo; Street Tox: co-host @narcocast ; consultant; Founder Narcomedia. tips chris@narcomedia.org
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Production assistant on public radio - unpaid
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I'll never tell. (Actually I still do sometimes)
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Uncle Duke (alternate: William Boot)
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
e-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
iMac, Open Office, Nikon D70s, Adobe Lightroom, iPhone5
What's your favorite social network?
The only one I patronize. (Hint, it starts with a T)
Why did you become a journalist?
I didn't have the patience for law school and have too many skeletons in my closet to run for Congress
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My two-part piece on the six-year anniversary of the invasion of Iraq (March 2009, The Philadelphia Tribune)
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be persistent; get used to rejection and don't take it personally; read, a lot; challenge your own assumptions.
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