Michael Toebe
As seen in:
LinkedIn,
Medium,
Business Insider,
Wiley Online Library,
Entrepreneur,
Substack,
New York Law Journal,
Thrive Global,
SmartBrief,
Chief Executive Magazine
and
Covers:
Matters of reputation, disputes, conflicts, scandal and crisis.
Doesn't Cover:
Marketing
Executive decision support for matters of judgment in uncertainty, risk, opportunities and trust. reputation.substack.com/s/counsel-and-support
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Simultaneously, a college and city newspaper when I was 20.
How is social media changing news?
Oh my. It's much more emotionally driven and opinionated and self control and intellectual humility are struggles or absent.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being constantly curious, hungry for research, interviewing, listening, learning, examining your assumptions and communicating skillfully.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, Text or Phone.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn and Twitter.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Find your passion, be interested in others, be of high character in your work and keep writing, always seeking continuous improvement.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Email anytime. Call or text until early evening unless a deadline emergency.
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