Ken Silverstein on Muck Rack

Ken Silverstein

Washington, D.C.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Brazil correspondent, Associated Press.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Bob Woodward

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

Who do you wish followed you?

Shakira

Why did you become a journalist?

Reading Alexander Cockburn's "Press Clips" column long, long ago in the Village Voice.

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

Nope.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Marry well, in particular a spouse with health benefits.

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

New York Post, for Page Six.
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