Michael Kern
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
Business Insider,
Markets Insider,
The Guardian,
Yahoo Singapore,
Aol,
National Geographic,
RT,
Yahoo Finance
and
Covers:
Finance, energy, geopolitics, tech
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance writing for Crypto Insider.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope - maybe played around with one when I was a kid...
How is social media changing news?
I think this could be an entire book...
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Nancy Hicks-Gribble - I am from Texas, after all.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist is about taking risks, sharing things that need to be shared, and telling the story of our world.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
No idea, honestly.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email me!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use Google Docs and Grammarly
What's your favorite social network?
I spend most of my time on Twitter and Stock Twits, to be honest.
Who do you wish followed you?
Keanu Reeves
Why did you become a journalist?
I enjoy writing and I tend to stumble upon a lot of interesting topics in my own browsing habits so I figured some may be worth sharing...
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope - I started writing well after college.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
There was a story I helped break a couple of years ago about Venezuela's scam cryptocurrency and the abduction of local bitcoin miners...
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write. A lot.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever you want.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
"The Dirty Underwear That Saved Syrian Oil From ISIS"
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Honestly, I have no idea...
What's your favorite drink?
Ok, I'll bite... Tequila
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Out and about!
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic always has some really great stories...
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
No idea
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.