Joshua Polanski
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Boston Hassle,
Letterboxd,
The Hockey Writers,
Bay Area Reporter,
EMN Chicago IL,
The Young Folks,
Edge Media Network,
Baltimore Edge Media Network,
Pittsburgh, PA - EDGE Media Network,
In Review Online,
The Rapidian
and
Covers:
Film and religion.
Tomatometer approved film critic writing mostly about non-English cinemas (Baltic, Korean, Chinese). Watches too much hockey. Occasionally uses full sentences.
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
Timeliness and audience growth. As for the former, gotta be fast to get the story! And for the latter, being on Twitter helps to get clicks.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes! I started as staff writer, then worked as the religion editor for a year, and the managing editor for about two years.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write and write and write
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is only a beat of its own (or is limited to a sub-beat in politics) and doesn't have a place in the tech, food, film, etc... beats
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