Luke Broadwater
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@nytimes White House Correspondent. Former Congressional Correspondent. @baltimoresun alum. Co-author of "Mad House," out March 25: bit.ly/41ojVxd
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Education reporter for the Howard County Times
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Not since using my dad's as a kid
How is social media changing news?
Negatively
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kent Brockman
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell the truth
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Nothing special
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Cormac McCarthy
Why did you become a journalist?
1) To relay facts without bias; 2) to investigate corruption and hold government accountable; 3) to highlight beauty in the world
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, but only as a contributing writer
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
The industry is tough and unforgiving but also a lot of fun
When's the best time to pitch you?
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Usually from someone who has established a relationship
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I keep no record of bad pitches
What's your favorite drink?
Mountain Dew
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Hiking in the mountains
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
WSJ, WaPo, the Atlantic, the Economist, the New Yorker, the Baltimore Sun, Outside Mag
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That journalists have a partisan interest in politics
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