Michael J. Stern on Muck Rack

Michael J. Stern

Los Angeles
As seen in: USA Today, The New York Times, HuffPost, The Guardian, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News, Yahoo Singapore, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Slate and
@USAToday opinion columnist. Also in: Chicago Tribune; Guardian; Boston Globe; HuffPost; Hill; NY Daily News, etc. Former federal prosecutor. 🌊 🏳️‍🌈 #LGBT
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What was your first job as a journalist?

An especially brave editor at the Chicago Tribune published my first piece.

What's your favorite social network?

Favorite? None. But I use Facebook as much as I hate it.

Who do you wish followed you?

Editors at the New York Times, the Washington Post, and Barbra Streisand. :)

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

One that has yet to be published about the Department of Justice's newly formed Religious Liberty Task Force.

What's your favorite drink?

Diet Coke with lemon

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

At the gym.
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