Kurt Haupt
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IT, Technology, Multimedia, Entertainment Electronics
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Car, Fashion
Fachjournalist, Publizist, Lebenskünstler
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
local
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
more nonsense with more speed
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Alex Meier
What does it mean to be a journalist?
part of my life
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#haschisch-tag#
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
by e-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
word, google
What's your favorite social network?
Linkedin
Who do you wish followed you?
my girlfriend
Why did you become a journalist?
by accident
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?
Computer-Tips in Cash
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
be curious
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
NZZ
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
writing for no money
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
beach
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
republik.ch
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
don't know
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