Julian McKenzie

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Staff Writer, The Athletic

Montreal, Ottawa

Canada, Sports, Weather

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at the Montreal Community Contact

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Through email, and not my Facebook messages.

Who do you wish followed you?

Bomani Jones or Bruce Arthur

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I love telling sports stories and being around the sports world in that fashion. I also want to be in the know.

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

I worked for my CEGEP newspaper a sports writer, then became the sports editor for the my university newspaper

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Do it because you love it, and not because you want to be internet famous.

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

Out and about.

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

The Athletic

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That it's easy.

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Julian McKenzie

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Who do you wish followed you?

Why did you become a journalist?

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

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

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

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

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

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Julian McKenzie

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Who do you wish followed you?

Why did you become a journalist?

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

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

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

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

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

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Get in touch with Julian