Don Kaftan on Muck Rack

Don Kaftan

Covers:  Conservative media, conservative interests, conservative minds.
Doesn't Cover: Liberal activism

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

William F. Buckley's personal assistant/intern

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course, hasn't everyone?

How is social media changing news?

What is "social media". It sounds liberal

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ed Koch

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Thinking

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

What is a #hashtag

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With the lights on

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

My right to bear arms.

What's your favorite social network?

My family and friends

Who do you wish followed you?

Bill O' Reilly

Why did you become a journalist?

Because liberal media is too big and pervasive to get the job done right.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I was valedictorian.

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

The one I'm working on right now

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

You can always find a job somewhere

When's the best time to pitch you?

An email.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

In high school I threw a mean 85MPH curve-ball before I received a UCL tear.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Democrats ended slavery

What's your favorite drink?

A strong heady IPA

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

I have a life

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

All other publications are liberal

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That I'm liberal. I am not. I can think for myself, thank you.

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