Desiree Hagen
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
KOTZ AM (Kotzebue, AK),
Bloomberg News,
Yahoo,
Anchorage Daily News,
Alaska Public Media,
KTOO Public Media (Juneau, AK),
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner,
Alaska Beacon,
Our Community Now,
KYUK (Bethel, AK),
KNBA-FM (Anchorage, AK)
and
Covers:
Topics related to the Northwest Arctic region of Alaska
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?
Absolutely.
How is social media changing news?
Social media makes journalism and ethical reporting that much more important.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
April O'Neill
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?
email or phone
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Audio, transcription and editing tools.
What's your favorite social network?
I don't have one.
Who do you wish followed you?
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Why did you become a journalist?
To speak truth to power and to become better at using my voice.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not. I was in the literary club, though.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
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What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Weather the storms.
When's the best time to pitch you?
I turn off my phone during the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. Alaska time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The most recent one.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No comment.
What's your favorite drink?
Water, coffee and occational gin and tonic.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Somewhere outside
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ProPublica
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
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Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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