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Marco Lupis

Verified
Hong Kong
Covers:  Asian affair
Doesn't Cover: Soccer
Giornalista, corrispondente e scrittore 'I cannibali di Mao' (Rubbettino,2019). Premio Città di Como come 'miglior libro di giornalismo di viaggio dell'anno'

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing on cultural pages

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

they killed true journalism

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

I have none

What does it mean to be a journalist?

The illusion to be the one that can make the difference

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

as a witness

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Small laptop and Word

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

culturally and politically honest people

Why did you become a journalist?

I'd like to try to make the difference

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Editor

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My interview to the Mexican revolutionary leader sub-comandante Marcos in the Mexican jungle of Chiapas.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Choose a differente job

What's the best pitch you ever got?

writing about the massacres following the declaration of independence in East Timor

What's your favorite drink?

tea

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

at a computer

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The Far Eastern Economic Review

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