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Alaska Public Media state government reporter based in Juneau. Also on Bluesky: @eriwinsto.bsky.social. Email: estone@alaskapublic.org.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Opinion Editor for the Rice Thresher, my college newspaper. I love it — no 2 weeks are the same.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I bought a typewriter for $20 at a thrift shop in Denver. I wrote my friends a few letters before realizing that I should just call.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

To steal from Alex Blumberg: "I’m doing a story about X. And what’s interesting about it is Y." (transom.org)

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter doesn't do a great job of connecting me to my friends, but there's no better place to keep up with what's new.

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

Either near a microphone or out of cell service.

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