Marcello Rossi
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BBC,
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Daily Mail,
El País
and
Covers:
Human rights, the environment. climate change, climate-related crisis scenarios
Climate & environment journo | Bylines @NatGeo, @guardian, @TheEconomist,@AJEnglish, @BBC | @journalismfund @pulitzercenter @ejcnet grantee | @KipProgram fellow
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Unpaid intern for an Italian small-scale online publication
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes I have
How is social media changing news?
That's pretty simple: the bulk of advertising money is being invested there.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Too generic question. It really depends on which kind of journalist you are.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I honestly don't know
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word and the Adobe Suite
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
The New Yorker's William Finnegan, Sarah Stillman and Ben Taub. The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates and Graeme Wood.
Why did you become a journalist?
I like to write and want to provide as many people as I can with elements to build their worldview
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Longform profiles
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Hold on even when everything seems to go awry. It sounds a bit of a clichè, but it's the truth.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Never got one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Never got one, only sent a slew
What's your favorite drink?
Gin and tonic
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Rock climbing or reading the print version of National Geographic or The New Yorker
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Freelance journalism is good since you can choose what to write about and when. In truth, things are slightly different.
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