Maaike Harmsen
Europe
Covers:
Ethics, business ethics, technology ethics, Mars Colonisation, Alien Life, AI, Geo engineering, longtermism theology
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing on Star Wars
Have you ever used a typewriter?
What is a typewriter?
How is social media changing news?
It makes news even more addictive
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
The one in Gebied 19
What does it mean to be a journalist?
no idea
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Olympics
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
on X
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
NOYB
What's your favorite social network?
X
Who do you wish followed you?
Our garden hedgehog.
Why did you become a journalist?
I kept being asked as an interviewer.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
For my primary school newspaper. I was chairman and drawed the pictures. Got into trouble writing about the director.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My last one on Silicon Valley and longtermism
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep looking for the best outlet
When's the best time to pitch you?
after my coffee
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I don't agree with you
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I admire you
What's your favorite drink?
None of your business
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
dinner table with family
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
So many. I follow X, three newspapers daily, 4 magazines...
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
What do you mean with beat?
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