Mark Druskoff
Verified
Covers:
Oil and gas, renewable power, private equity, industrial technology, energy regulation, mergers and acquisitions, fundraising
Doesn't Cover:
Consumer
Business reporter turned data journalist. I’ve covered private equity, energy and a little bit of just about everything else. Views are my own.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Editing and running a newsletter focused on business insurance and risk management.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William Gibson
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer to receive an email with a follow up phone call.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My first article published by a major outlet... it was a feature about a local boxing event published in the Los Angeles Times.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Think different. Read outside your area of expertise and constantly compare, contrast and analogize to find similarities, differences.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Taking a walk.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I know what the price of oil will be next year or next week.
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