Kimberlee Josephson
Pennsylvania
Business Prof | Profit Motive Proponent | kbjosephson.com | Consumer Choice Research Fellow | HxA Speakers Bureau | AIER Contributor | FEE Faculty Member
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
n/a
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
increasing competition for outlets
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
n/a
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to be relevant
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
n/a
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
candidly
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
LMS
What's your favorite social network?
n/a
Who do you wish followed you?
n/a
Why did you become a journalist?
curious
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Tommy Boy
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
read
When's the best time to pitch you?
any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's your favorite drink?
bloody mary
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?
n/a
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
not sure
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