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Joshua Johnson

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Chicago, Las Vegas
As seen in: The Night Light, The Onion, MSN, NBC News Now, NPR, Substack, MS NOW, The Western Journal, The Gateway Pundit, BiggerPockets, Independent Journal Review, WAMU-FM (Washington, D.C.) and
Covers:  democracy, American culture, politics, diversity, international affairs, technology, entertainment, business, conflict resolution, cross-cultural communication, sexuality, media, journalism, books
Doesn't Cover: sports, food, crypto
Creator/Moderator, The Resolution. Actor, @TheOnion. Ex-@1A @MSNBC @NBCNews. “A pure interviewing beast w/ballerina-like grace." -someone on reddit

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Joshua Johnson is the creator & anchor of "The Night Light with Joshua Johnson". The series launched in June 2023 as an independent production. Prior to starting his own company Johnson was an anchor at NBC News, hosting the primetime newsmagazine "NOW Tonight". NBC News recruited him away from MSNBC, where he had anchored the weekend primetime program “The Week with Joshua Johnson”.
Prior to his nearly 3 years with NBC, Johnson was the founding host of the NPR talk show “1A,” produced by WAMU…

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Star Trek, Oprah, and the Key to Connection

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By Joshua Johnson Verified
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International Space Station flight engineer Samantha Cristoforetti tweeted a Vulcan salute in honor of Star Trek’s Leonard Nimoy (Spock), on Feb. 28 2015. I always wanted to be a starship captain. And I wanted to be Oprah Winfrey. Neither dream has left me… and now, I think I know why. Today marked two milestones in television history: perhaps from a bygone era when we looked to that medium as a great unifier. 40 years ago today — September 8th, 1986 — was the debut of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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FREE GUIDE: All-Purpose Tips For Conflict

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By Joshua Johnson Verified
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Hey there! I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day Weekend. Perhaps the end of summer has you edgy at the thought of dealing with… them. You know: the people you could mostly avoid because it was summer and folks were traveling, but now that we’re back in our routines you have to put up with… them. Don’t panic! I’ve got something for you. This free guide contains my all-purpose tips for handling conflict in conversations. Give them a try, and let me know in the comments.
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Are you a prisoner of the midterms?

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By Joshua Johnson Verified
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James Stockdale (top right), then a Captain, returns from captivity as a prisoner-of-war in Hanoi, Vietnam. He and USAF Col. Robinson Risner (bottom right, waving), landed at Clark Air Force Base, Philippine Islands, in February 1973. SOURCE: National Archives The 2026 midterm elections will influence America’s future, but they probably won’t solve many problems on their own. We should rethink our thinking around the midterms… and around big elections in general. (2028, I’m looking at you.
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Adobe Creative Suite, eCamm, Google Docs, Elgato Streamdeck XL, Tascam Mixcast 4, MacBook Air

Why did you become a journalist?

I love connecting with people, I love serving people, and I love to express myself. Journalism is my art form.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

A pitch to build a website for my company... while I was still working at NBC News! You gotta know who you're pitching to