Mehmet Şafak Sarı
(He/Him)
Covers:
Internet, Technology, Politics, Fake News, Misinformation, Disinformation, Information Security
💼 Gazeteci, Danışman, Eğitmen
🤖 Dijital Dönüşüm
🪪 @IFJGlobal
🔍 Medya ve Teknoloji
🎓 @ilefsocial '17 | @ECAatState IVLP '20 Alumnus
📨 Bülten @medyavetekno
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I was preparing a bulletin for a private institution.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No :)
How is social media changing news?
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
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What does it mean to be a journalist?
Watchdog
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't remember :/
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?
LibreOffice, Google Doc, Spreadsheet, Tableu, Floorish, GIMP, Canva, Jitsi, Signal, Telegram, Mozilla Firefox, Slack, Trello, Apple News, TOR
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
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Why did you become a journalist?
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Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was going to downtown and catching stories
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Information Security and Misinformation
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Safety first!
When's the best time to pitch you?
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What's the best pitch you ever got?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
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What's your favorite drink?
Dry Gin
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
If I am not a computer, I usually outside or at home
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
BBC
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I don't know.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.