Peter Zalewski on Muck Rack

Peter Zalewski

Miami
As seen in: Condo Vultures, peterzalewski.substack.com/, Substack, Miami Herald, The Real Deal, Anchor.fm
I am a recovering financial journalist who went into condo consulting, investing & brokering in 2006. I offer straight talk in a market of hyperbole.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

business reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

Eliminating the ability for mainstream media to generate revenue and employ journalists

What does it mean to be a journalist?

skeptical truth teller

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

social media

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

google, excel and deacript

What's your favorite social network?

youtube

Why did you become a journalist?

To bring straight talk to a market of hyperbole

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

yes, reporter

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

be curious

When's the best time to pitch you?

afternoons

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

walking

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

the economist
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