Joe Tauke on Muck Rack

Joe Tauke

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  • Economics and Politics Writer, Salon
New York, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Salon, MSN, MSN Ireland, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Flipboard, Yahoo, The Daily Caller, NewsBreak, Yahoo Finanzas
Covers:  Economics, politics, demographics, technology, national security
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Summer internship at the sadly-defunct Washington Post Express.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Clark Kent. He's just super. (Stop rolling your eyes, that was a BRILLIANT joke.)

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email: jhtauke@gmail.com

Why did you become a journalist?

I love digging into particular topics and finding new ways to look at them.

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

Yes, wrote my own stories and worked as an editor.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Why you feel poorer than ever--see portfolio.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep writing. Cover things that you care about.

What's your favorite drink?

Red Bull. The original flavor, get those peach and yellow and other variants out of here.
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