Ethan Toven-Lindsey on Muck Rack

Ethan Toven-Lindsey

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San Francisco
As seen in: KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA), NPR, Nieman Lab, Marketplace, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Dispatchist
Covers:  economy, business, hacking, finance, wall street, social media, digital media
Doesn't Cover: politics
A screaming comes across the sky. | Married to @batlinds. | Father. | #gobears | VP, News, KQED | elindsey@kqed.org | *af28fd87
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Tech intern, South China Morning Post

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

making it faster

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Danny Kinkannon

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

#pauladeenrecipes

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email

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

Microphone and camera

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

David Foster Wallace

Why did you become a journalist?

To get in to football games for free.

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

No

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

Hard Times, OPB

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Work in a local newsroom.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Morning
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