Melissa Nann Burke on Muck Rack

Melissa Nann Burke

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Detroit News, MSN, USA Today, Yahoo News, Aol, SFGate, The Indiegogo Review, The Jerusalem Post, The Seattle Times, Miami Herald, Military.com and
Covers:  Congress, Supreme Court, White House, politics, campaigns, Michigan, Detroit, government, federal government, open government
Washington bureau chief @detroitnews. President @regionalreports. Tips to mburke (at) detroitnews.com Signal nannburke.74
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Copy editor, GW Hatchet

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Of course.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Storyteller, watchdog, truth-teller.

Why did you become a journalist?

Endless wonder.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Mornings
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