Dennis Kaiser
- Vice President, Public Relations & Communications, Connect Media: CRE
- None, Connect Commercial Real Estate
Storyteller: Content. Journalist. @connectCRE Integrated Communications. @latimes @oregonian @registerguard @UOsojc Sports & Anything Fast.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sports writer at The Oregonian
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yep.
How is social media changing news?
Rapidly.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
NA
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Share great stories. Deliver information people can use. Strive for perfection, accuracy and transparency. Practice journalistic ethics.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None that I can recall.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Not sure how to answer this question.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Everyone
Why did you become a journalist?
To inform and enrich lives of those who read my stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, Editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Too many memorable ones to name one -- but generally human interest pieces are favorites of mine.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get the story and get it right.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Prefer email so there's no best time, though earlier in a day is always good. If it is breaking news, CALL now!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
None come to mind at the moment.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
One that was out of context thematically and not relevant to our readers
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Beach
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
LA Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
How writing for various channels differs.
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