Michael Fitzgerald
(He/Him)
Framingham
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MIT Sloan Management Review,
The Economist,
The Wall Street Journal,
WIRED Magazine,
Fast Company,
Inc.,
JSTOR Daily,
The Daily Beast,
The Indiegogo Review
and
Covers:
Public health
Editor-in-chief @publichealthmag #HarvardPublicHealth magazine. Former @BostonGlobeMag @niemanstory. alum of @UChicago @niemanfdn. Posts express my views only.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Working half-time as a staff writer at a small technology monthly in Chicago.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, an electric Olympia. I still keep a manual typewriter around, in case of apocalypse.
How is social media changing news?
Making us spend more time on our personal brands than is good for our work. Improving our ability to find sources. Amplifying our work. Etc.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Wenlock Jakes.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email. Postal mail.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories about the world around me.
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