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Paul Miller on Muck Rack

Paul Miller

  • President and Executive Director, Freelance
United States
Covers:  Foreign affairs, Middle East conflict, anti-Semitism, terrorism, free speech, media bias, security issues, defending western civilization
Dad. American. Zionist. Classical Liberal. Cancer Survivor. Your Favorite Person. The Pimp of Politics! "All opinions expressed are mine but should be yours"

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

College newspaper

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope

How is social media changing news?

Helps get stories in front of larger and more diverse audiences.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Max Blumenthal

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Reporting truth and facts. I don't have to be first, just the best.

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

Microsoft Word on PC. Yamaha pocket-trak recorder. HD Flip for video.

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

Peggy Noonan

Why did you become a journalist?

For the weekends off and great pay.

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

Nope

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My continuous work exposing anti-Semitism and the stifling of free speech on college campuses.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

This is not a profession to go into if you want to change the world. You become a journalist to keep it honest.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel family was from Lebanon, not Israel.

What's your favorite drink?

Fuzzy Naval

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Hanging with my boys.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

New York Observer

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

I'll get back to you...

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