What was your first job as a journalist?
copy boy at NY Mirror summers ,Herald Trib as copy boy who snuck in a story which made the paper Ithaca(NY) Jornal covering court
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes started out on one at the Brazil Herald writing about fugitive train robber Ronald Biggs
How is social media changing news?
I was brought up when I first started with the Brits to "knock on the door" today have to Google and check fbook etc for pics,friends etc
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Pete Hamill and Jimmy Breslin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Try to get the real story rather than the one you have heard or read and continue digging until the real facts appear. Prejudice is a nono
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Brazilian President Bolsonarro as father of the year when all three sons are accused of criminal activities and corruption
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
given specifics of what is required ,how many words,when is deadline(yesterday?) and how much could be possible pay
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
smartphone ,Dell computer(Insperon),Word,gmail ,Google
What's your favorite social network?
facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Daily Mail,Guardian,Mail on Sunday,the Sun,Daily Record(Scotland),Sunday Times,Daily and Sunday Mirror, NYDaily News and Post(NYC),Australia
Why did you become a journalist?
Curiosity circumstances love of the English language ..admiration of Damon Runyon,Ring Lardner,Breslin ,Hamill ignorance of the real world
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
yes of course wrote features and humorous articles but also covered a Castro vs. anti-Castro protest near and New Years in Times Square
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
coverage of the Jean Charles Menezes family in Gonzaga,Minas Gerais after the Brazilian was shot on London´s Underground/Josef Mengele story
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
patience, expect any entity which employs you to change (or go out of business) read newspapers in print, get to know a varied life
When's the best time to pitch you?
any time but early morning is best plse call but also email haroldjaneiro@gmail.com
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Give the Neo-Nazi family which hid Mengele the New York rush and write up the story...find Ronald Biggs.. the boyfriend of Athina Onassis is?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Go up to the dangerous favela and interview a drug trafficker never mind that it is dangerous and you are freelancer without insurance
What's your favorite drink?
beer and wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
reading newspapers,magazines, books and practicing my oboe or composing
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker and Estado of Sao Paulo newspaper plus NYTimes
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
"shithole country"(Trump and others), sub-developed,no culture or literature only samba and soccer..a beachtown only for sexual tourism
