Michelle Nijhuis on Muck Rack

Michelle Nijhuis

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Washington
As seen in: High Country News, Apple Podcasts, MSN, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, MSN UK, The Guardian, Washington Post Opinions, Yahoo Canada, Aol, BuzzFeed and
Covers:  biodiversity, environment, american west, climate, energy
Author of BELOVED BEASTS, tinyurl.com/belovedbeasts. Editor @HighCountryNews, bylines @NatGeoMag, @nybooks &c.; Find me @ Conservation Works on $ubstack.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

High Country News intern, class of 1998.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To make sense of complex, important issues for intelligent but distracted people.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

MacBook, iPhone, my brain

Who do you wish followed you?

Benedict Cumberbatch (duh).

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Viva the Arlingtonian.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep your eye on the long game.
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