Daoud Kuttab
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Malaysia,
MSN Singapore,
The New York Times,
HuffPost,
Scribd,
The Guardian,
The Washington Post,
Washington Post Opinions
and
Covers:
Politics, Religion, media, Christian tourism, human rights, media freedoms
Doesn't Cover:
Sports, fashion, food and russia
Palestinian journalist @AlMonitor @ArabNews, Princeton U. Jor. prof. @AmmanNet. @milhilard DG of CMN.
Books: Sesame Street, Palestine,
State of Palestine NOW
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
a report on news in Jerusalem
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
tips to news story ideas
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
John Grisham
What does it mean to be a journalist?
seeking and telling stories
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Palestinian expert on the Middle East and US/Israel relations with Palestine, Jordan and the Arab world
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
word for writing and google for searching and Twitter to keep up to date
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
editors and publishers of the New York Times, NBC News, CNN, Foxnews, MSNBC and the Atlantic
Why did you become a journalist?
to tell stories
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?
stories about Palestine
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
stick to the truth and don't give up
When's the best time to pitch you?
any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Foreign Policy pitch about the media and Jordan
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
food story for easter
What's your favorite drink?
iced tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
work, home, or church
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
washington post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that there are no Christian Arabs
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