Michael Roston
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Deputy editor, Express. The New York Times. We're going to need a bigger straw.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I was an intern for James Ridgeway at the Village Voice.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I learned to type on a typewriter.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Good flacks get to know the people they're pitching to. Most of you aren't good.
What's your favorite social network?
Tumblr.
Who do you wish followed you?
The type of people who would find it pretentious if I gave a straight answer to this question.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I never did. I was a high school and college debater and it took up most of my time.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Journalism is a team sport. It's not you against the world, it's you and your peers and colleagues all trying to get along in the world.
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