John Webb
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As seen in:
KTVB-TV (Boise, ID),
LinkedIn,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Wiley Online Library,
Yahoo Finance,
Phys.org,
The Hindu,
Yahoo,
KING-TV (Seattle, WA),
NewsBreak,
Killeen Daily Herald
and
Covers:
Breaking news, crime, politics
News Anchor | KTVB
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
A reporter for KWAL Radio
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
It is the future of news (TV, Print, and even Radio)
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgandy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Lots of responsibility and trust
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via Facebook messenger
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe, Google, Facebook, YouTube, RODE
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
David Muir
Why did you become a journalist?
To defend the American People from corruption and hate.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I started a local TV newscast in high school.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Prostitution in the small mining town of Wallace, Idaho
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Take every opportunity you can get!
When's the best time to pitch you?
10 am-2 pm
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To sit down with the top 5 candidates for Idaho Governor
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A meth lab fire
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the lake
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
AP
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I love politics
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