What was your first job as a journalist?
The London Olympics news producer at Seoul Broadcasting System(intern). I was a member of special news producing team at Sports Desk.
How is social media changing news?
Provides troves of un-categorized choppy information.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stieg Larsson. He inspired me to fly to Sweden to live for a year.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Businessman working for the public's sake.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email me at jiwon.song@protonmail.com, or hit me up on Twitter.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Excel Macro and VBA for data visualization and business investigative reporting.
Why did you become a journalist?
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What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The story about the diversified digital news platforms and business models in news industry. Published on The Korea Herald in 2017.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Financial Times, Nikkei(Japanese), Nikkei Asian Review, Wall Street Journal, Newstapa, TechCrunch, Quartz, Democracy Now.
