Mark Greenblatt
- Executive Editor, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Washington, D.C.
As seen in:
MSN,
HuffPost,
USA Today,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
ABC News,
ABC NewsOne,
The Daily Beast,
The Minnesota Star Tribune,
ProPublica,
Military.com
and
Covers:
energy, business, fraud, environment, product defects, waste, federal government, washington, safety, food, consumer, politics, military, injustice, insurance, capitol, water, transportation, abuse
Father, Husband, Executive Editor @HowardCenterASU @thebeamhq at @Cronkite_ASU. 3x Peabody winner, Homebrewer, MBA
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
interning for the sports department of KCNC- the cbs affiliate in Denver
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
it's democratizing news-- and allowing all of us to better connect to sources / stories instantly relevant to us- from many outlets.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
i don't have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
you have a chance, every day, to reveal and connect parts of the world to people in ways they never knew about- and to stand up to injustice
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
excel, access, word... lots of technology... and Pandora.
What's your favorite social network?
facebook and linkedin are equally great- in very different ways.
Who do you wish followed you?
anyone interested in a more just world. I'm also an admitted addict of Law & Order SVU. If anyone from their cast followed me i might scream
Why did you become a journalist?
Originally to be a sports broadcaster. I fell in love with investigative work as it can stand up to injustice & inspire needed change.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the sports editor at first-- a columnist-- and eventually the editor-in-chief of the Union Street Journal at Cherry Creek High School.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I've done some reporting that led to real reforms in the National Guard, crime reporting, and others that led to major safety recalls.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn to FOIA, read great reporters often-- find out what documents and data they used to get their stories-- always remain ethical.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime you have a legit, original investigative story you are not sending out to others -- and want done right.
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