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Freelance journalist in Brooklyn. Averaging 10 unserious tweets to every serious one. Author of NIUBI! The Real Chinese You Were Never Taught in School.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor for "China International Business," a now-defunct English-language business magazine in Beijing.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

Quick, one-off pieces written in half an hour are taken to be the same weight as huge, investigatory stories that take a year to report.

Why did you become a journalist?

I'm curious.

What's your favorite drink?

Tea.

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

The New Yorker

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