Daniel Golden
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ProPublica senior editor & reporter. Author, The Price of Admission and Spy Schools; co-author, The Ransomware Hunting Team. Religion: Red Sox-ism
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
At the Amherst Record in Amherst, Mass.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jack Burden in "All the King's Men"
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My intelligence guided by my experience.
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?
I am proud of my forthcoming book, "Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities"
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn Chinese
When's the best time to pitch you?
Late afternoon.
What's your favorite drink?
seltzer with ice and lemon
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the park with my golden retriever, Sydney
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