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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
In 1995, my news was published in a small local newspaper called Hürbakış.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, in the good old days.
How is social media changing news?
After Twitter, everyone is now a reporter, and of course every news story is now more in need of verification.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kermit the Frog
What does it mean to be a journalist?
One sentence can change many things, sometimes even your life...
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By e-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Pages on Mac. Wordpress.
What's your favorite social network?
Strangely enough, I get more engagement on Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
What matters is not who follows you, but who reacts to what you write/share.
Why did you become a journalist?
Curiosity is the most insurmountable emotion for me.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
During 2023 Turkey's Presidental Elections, all politic stories which published on Serbestiyet: https://serbestiyet.com/author/kaang/
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Let them be open to all kinds of thoughts and be non-judgmental.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's your favorite drink?
Coke Zero
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the smartphone :)
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Sevan Nişanyan
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