Jared Keller on Muck Rack

Jared Keller

  • Editorial Director, Signal
Los Angeles
As seen in: Medium, MSN, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg CityLab, CorranCast, HuffPost, Scribd, Yahoo News, The Atlantic, WIRED en Español and
Covers:  Defense Technology
Director of programming, PolicyMic
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was an associate writer at National Journal's The Hotline for the summer, aggregating political news.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I learned to type on one.

How is social media changing news?

Everything is faster and voicier. Mistakes are made more often and vetted just as easily.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Clark Kent, but only because I don't remember him actually filing a story, ever.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Since regular people are often turned into journalists by chance, the better question might be: what does it mean to NOT be a journalist?

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

#notanonionheadline. Truth is stranger than fiction.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email. Preferably with a GIF attached.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

Why did you become a journalist?

Because it's the only thing I can remember really *wanting* to do.
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