John Koon

Being a journalist is an unlikely journey for me. When I went to college at Cal poly, Pomona, California. I had a part-time job is the technician. My life goal at the time was being a chief engineer. Soon I discovered. There were many other things outside the design arena. I found out there were production, marketing, and many more. So I decided to get an education in marketing from San Diego State University. After working many years in engineering and marketing, I decided to try writing articles in my spare time. A few years back, before I became a freelance writer, I was working for a small marketing company which owned two different magazines. Everyone was a jack-of-all-trades. Being in marketing, I helped create different contents for our clients Microsoft and Intel. Additionally, I helped create custom magazines for different clients. One year, the editor-in-chief of the embedded magazine retired. I was asked to take over the magazine as the editor-in-chief. Later on, the editor-in-chief of the second magazine found another job. I was asked to take over the second magazine as well. This was the start of my writing journey.

Long time ago

There are many different types of journalists. They cover different topics in many different forms. Some like to write daily blogs. Others like to write long articles in many thousand words. Subjects also very. They can be anything under the sun: music, entertainments, food, travel, science, products, technologies, philosophies, geography, politics, know-hows, local and world news, and anything you can think of.In general, a journalist needs to be faithful to the calling. In the case of news, the person needs to report objectively and timely. In terms of technology, the contents need to be educational, relevant, and hopefully interesting. Additionally, a journalist can choose the path of depth versus breadth. I remember talking to a writer many years ago. When I asked the person about his work. He answered, “a mile-long, and inch-deep.”