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Kenneth Schrupp on Muck Rack

Kenneth Schrupp

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Los Angeles
Covers:  Politics, policy, business, media, culture, and California news.
California reporter @CityJournal. Personal account, opinions mine, like/follow not an endorsement.

Interview

How is social media changing news?

Social media has accelerated and shortened the 24 hour news cycle to something that might buzz for just a few hours

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being a journalist means uncovering and connecting facts into a narrative comprehensible and useful for the average reader

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email please

Who do you wish followed you?

I write for myself, not any particular audience

Why did you become a journalist?

The truth is worth it, even if it's not politically convenient

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

Yes, I was assistant editor (and a particularly useless one) for the opinion section

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Stay curious and let facts, not your biases, drive the story

What's your favorite drink?

Something quality on the rocks.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Outside

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

The Wall Street Journal

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