Jonas Olsson on Muck Rack

Jonas Olsson

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(He/Him)
Stockholm
As seen in: Breaking Defense, Sveriges Television, WARSHIPS IFR, Kvartal
Covers:  Defence and Security
Scandinavia Defence Correspondent @BreakingDefense - Nordic/Baltic security & breaking stories. Ex-SVT Journalist 3+ decades 📬defencejourno@pm.me
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Trainee as a reporter Swedish Television regional news.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Constantly new tools in the pipe.

What's your favorite social network?

Used to be Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

By coincidence

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

My stories from former Soviet block.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Better be right than first

When's the best time to pitch you?

Mornings

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

New Editor in late 1980s: “There’s a new machine called Telefax. I don’t understand why people use of them. Do that story, please…”

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

Coffee shop

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

The Fundamentals of Better Diving
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