Michael de Percy
As seen in:
ABC News (Australia),
Substack,
Sydney Morning Herald,
The Conversation,
ANU Reporter,
Australian Financial Review,
The Canberra Times,
The Australian,
Jewish Journal (Los Angeles),
Crikey
and
Covers:
Politics, Policy, International Relations, Transport, Telecommunications, Energy, Nuclear, Current Affairs
🇦🇺 Canberra Press Gallery Correspondent @SpectatorOz
🇦🇺 www.politicalscience.com.au/. youtube.com/@madepercy/. Opinions mine only.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Academic
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Making it more widely available
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ernest Hemingway
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Free speech
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Don't have one
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Blogger
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Rowan Dean
Why did you become a journalist?
Free speech
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Nuclear energy
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard, play hard
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Turnbull NBN announcement lockin
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To talk about identity politics
What's your favorite drink?
Gin
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my garden
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Spectator
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Not sure
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