David Balat
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Working with medical professionals, employers and broker/advisers to make medical care more affordable. Former hospital executive. Independent. Patient advocate
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?
It's how I learned to type
How is social media changing news?
The news cycle is now seconds rather than minutes or hours
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
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What does it mean to be a journalist?
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What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?
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What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Nobody in particular
Why did you become a journalist?
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Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
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What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
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What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
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When's the best time to pitch you?
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What's the best pitch you ever got?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
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What's your favorite drink?
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When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
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Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
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What's the most common misperception about your beat?
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