Leah Zitter
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“I don’t think writers are sacred, words are... If you get the right ones in the right order, you might nudge the world a little”
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Investigative journalism. Middle East. Terrorists, idealists & false Messiahs among other quirky characters.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Sure. Manual & electric! (Corona Smith)
How is social media changing news?
Generally driving it.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Non-fictional: Mencken.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To get the right words in the right order so we nudge the world a little.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Unsure.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I do the pitching. People don't pitch me.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Simple chromebook; iPad; potpourri of software acc to clients. (They're global & international, so I've gone through the rinser).
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter/ LI
Who do you wish followed you?
The Dalai Lama
Why did you become a journalist?
My soul called.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Didn't attend a high-school with English-language learning curriculum.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Several. I may say it's a work in progress.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never let a day go by without improving your skills, writing & marketing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever you want.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Can't remember
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Those I've written myself.
What's your favorite drink?
Water. Have to drink it.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a desk outside studying some writing manual or scribbling in some tattered notebook.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
BBC Future
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That robots will destroy humans and usurp their jobs.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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