Paolo Danese
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Paolo Danese's AI and Fiction Journey,
LinkedIn,
Medium,
Substack,
e27,
Euromoney,
GlobalCapital,
International Financing Review (IFR)
Covers:
Publishing / AI / Creator Economy / Fiction / Capital Markets
Founder @storyaapp.
#1 Priority: Spreading AI literacy in the publishing industry and creator economy.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Talking to law firm partners about their firm and asking them to rank other firms and lawyers.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, but I love Scrivener.
How is social media changing news?
Print is dead, longform is in trouble, multimedia is the way to go but not many are getting it right.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jep Gambardella.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Using what few brain cells are available to digest reality for busy folks.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Call me up (I know I said I hate cold calls).
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MS Word (yikes), Google Chrome, Page Monitor plugin, MS Outlook, MS Paint (!).
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Too early in my career for that.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love writing. I hate cold calling.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not, but I sold a monthly political magazine door to door for two years.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A series of four features on key China capital account liberalisation programmes (Stock Connect, RQFII, MRF, FTZ).
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Way too early for this one!
When's the best time to pitch you?
11 am after morning mail madness is over.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.