Kim Gamel on Muck Rack

Kim Gamel

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Honolulu
Covers:  north and south korea, us military, us foreign policy, travel
Deputy Editor @civilbeat. Ex-Korea correspondent @starsandstripes; news editor @AP in Baghdad, Cairo, Stockholm etc. @UMKnightWallace fellow ’15. Loves ✈️☕️😺

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I have been a correspondent and senior editor with more than 20 years of experience in some of the biggest stories in the Middle East, South Asia, Europe. That includes on-the-ground reports for The Associated Press from Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Egypt. I had the honor of doing a Knight-Wallace journalism fellowship for 2014-15. I am now getting ready to pivot to Asia by moving to Seoul as a reporter with Stars and Stripes newspaper. My previous experience includes being AP’s Baghdad News Ed…

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter at an English-language newspaper in Moscow.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It's allowing people to get information directly from the original source instead of relying on traditional news outlets.