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Jonathan Mong

New York
Covers:  Local politics, labor unions, breaking news, higher education
News Editor, @cornellsun 141st Editorial Board

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Former news editor, The Cornell Daily Sun, 141st editorial board. Freelance writer and intern, The Ithaca Voice. I cover local news, focusing on labor unions, small-city politics, and higher education. Watch my interview with MSNBC's Chris Jansing about anti-semitic death threats on Cornell's campus here.

What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked communications for Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences as a student writer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

As a kid. More as a toy than as a tool. I honestly am not sure why my parents have one — I was born in 2003!

How is social media changing news?

We all now have a platform. Many people use it to peddle false and/or biased info. The algorithms also are designed to create echo chambers.