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Dominique Strebel on Muck Rack

Dominique Strebel

Verified
Switzerland
Covers:  Justiz, Rechtspolitik, Medienrecht, Medienethik,
Doesn't Cover: Style, Mode, People

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

journalist at a privat radio

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

It is making journalistic news more important, because they are made with reliable handcraft rules

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Be curious, sceptical, open-minded and stubborn; love fairness, truthfulness, transparency

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With a clear title, lead, background, sources, min-max-story and an estimation of the time it takes to bring the story to an end.

What's your favorite social network?

LinkedIn

Who do you wish followed you?

Indepth experts who can express themselves and wish to work interdisciplinary

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I am curious, open-minded and stubborn and love truthfulness, fairness and transparency.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

The whole investigative research I did around the victims of fürsorgerischen Zwangsmassnahmen in Switzerland.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Between 8 and 9 a.m.

What's your favorite drink?

Assam tea

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In nature, especially the swiss alps

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

NZZ, NZZ am Sonntag, Republik, WochenZeitung

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

People think I am absent when I am focused

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