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Dr Harold Goldmeier on Muck Rack

Dr Harold Goldmeier

(He/Him)
Chicago, Israel
Covers:  Social/political issues, trends impacting company performance and future trends; business management & marketing, what's best for retail value investors
Doesn't Cover: FINRA, cryptocurrency, financial schemes, sophisticated money & investment manipulations, redundant politics
Free public speaker, teaches business, finance, social policy in Tel Aviv & Am Politics @Touro Coll; Doctorate from Harvard; author book on Amazon; widower

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

writing for our synagogue yearbook when I was a teen

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes for many years

How is social media changing news?

nothing new in the news; stories cannot mellow or simmer; everyone's opinion becomes sacred no matter how idiotic

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Dear Abby

What does it mean to be a journalist?

guts to share your opinions and recommendations with public

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

none

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

up to the pitcher

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

word

What's your favorite social network?

television

Who do you wish followed you?

people who can hire me for public speaking gigs

Why did you become a journalist?

for the $ and power

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?

investment articles for Seeking Alpha

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

read, read and write

When's the best time to pitch you?

mornings

What's the best pitch you ever got?

na

What's your favorite drink?

quality beer

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

with my wife

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

wall street journal...businesspeople don't want to be lied to

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

I'm jaded

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