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Elias Johnson’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Elias Johnson is a journalist and screenwriter who has had bylines in The Beat, The Daily Fandom, Telltale TV, and ComicBook.com. At The Beat, they wrote the Fandom Flames column for a year, which spotlighted different fandom controversies and issues approximately every week. They also reviewed and recapped shows like Midnight Mass and For All Mankind. They never abandoned Tumblr for Twitter, which they feel adds to their "fandom expert" cred.
Johnson holds a BA in English Literature-Creative …
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See all 21 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I was an intrepid teenage reporter for a local newspaper. They paid me $25 an article, which was a king's sum for me in those days.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Hm. Once or twice. I've formatted Word docs to act like a typewriter when I first learned how to write screenplays. Not a fan.
How is social media changing news?
It's changing news in the wrong direction. Long-form stories and criticisms are being forced into tiny bites, removed from their context.