David Ganezer
As seen in:
Santa Monica Observer
Covers:
Local, national and regional politics. And life.
Publisher of the Santa Monica Observer Newspaper. www.smobserved.com
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for the Journal of International Law at UCLA in 1986.
How is social media changing news?
Fake news is the cancer of our times, and social media is its metastasis - Patrick Soon-Shiong, LA Times publisher.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have courage.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email me and make it brief. Tell me the most interesting thing about the story.
What's your favorite social network?
Reddit
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to be Charles Bukowski, but couldn't drink that much.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The many stories telling the public that City Hall does not spend money wisely.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Run the other way. Unless it's your true passion.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That no one in California wants the news from a conservative perspective.
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