Jeromy-Yu Chan on Muck Rack

Jeromy-Yu Chan

Hong Kong
Covers:  International News in Cantonese, very occasionally Hong Kong stuff in English
Doesn't Cover: Hong Kong stuff in Chinese
膠事錄總裁 Editor et Grand Master, @gaus_ee. Alleged Wikipedian. You will be blocked if I dunno you. Rt≠endorsements, mostly for journalistic surveillance purposes

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Web Editor

Have you ever used a typewriter?

not really

How is social media changing news?

Oh, a lot, much more instant feedback and communication means

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Reveal and research

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

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Clues to a bigger picture

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

Well, reveal the truth is always very powerful

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Reporter, but required as a Journalism student

When's the best time to pitch you?

afternoon I suppose

What's your favorite drink?

Tea

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

Ramen Store!

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

The London Times

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Everything is about US

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