Karin Assmann on Muck Rack

Karin Assmann

  • Assistant Professor, University of Georgia
As seen in: Der Spiegel, Memory Studies, SAGE Publishing, Taylor & Francis Online, Capital News Service
Covers:  US, Media, Military, Politics
Asst. Prof. Journalism @ugagrady @ugagradygrad via @merrillcollege, @lsegovernment, @georgetownsfs @FIS_School, fmr. corr. @spiegeltv @karin202@mastodon.social
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Ikebana exhibit in my hometown.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Jane Craig

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By email.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

We didn't have one!!

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Just keep asking: why?

When's the best time to pitch you?

Any time.

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

Washington Post, The Atlantic, Wired, NYT, Sueddeutsche
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