Kenny Cody
- Social Studies and English Teacher, Cosby High School
- Opinion Editor, Human Events
- Political Columnist and Commentator, Freelance
Tennessee
As seen in:
Human Events,
Newsweek,
Townhall,
Washington Examiner,
The Tennessean,
Knoxville News Sentinel,
Newsmax,
Rumble,
The Daily Wire,
One America News Network,
The Libertarian Republic
and
Covers:
Politics, policy.
The only Trump-endorsed Christian, "MAGA Warrior", Appalachian Republican running for Tennessee's 11th State House District. | Follow: @CodyWarRoomTN
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sports Editor for The Volunteer Review, a college conservative paper at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I pretended to use Ernest Hemingway's typewriter for a photo.
How is social media changing news?
Giving voices to more and more aspiring commentators and allowing freelancers to earn pay off their creations.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
C.S. Lewis.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To voice my views, and leave it up to public interpretation, be it negative or positive.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Concentrating on my expertise in strategy or ideology instead of being told what to write about.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word
What's your favorite social network?
X.
Who do you wish followed you?
Donald Trump.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write and have opinions.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I didn't.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Voicing changes by cycle for the Republican Party
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Take a chance. Send your pieces everywhere.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Commentating on Tennessee's GOP victories.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Writing on congressional endorsements.
What's your favorite drink?
Diet Dr. Pepper with cherry and vanilla.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Watching sports with my family.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Mises Institute
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I am unbiased.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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