Robert Lakin
Verified
As seen in:
Cointelegraph,
MSN,
MSN Portugal,
Yahoo Finance,
Substack,
Seeking Alpha,
The Times of Israel,
Nasdaq,
24/7 Wall Street,
ValueWalk,
EIN News
and
Covers:
blockchain, cryptocurrencies, israel startups, fintech
Doesn't Cover:
politics
Financial editor
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Delivering the Columbus Citizen-Journal morning daily.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Many, many times. Beginning with a Smith-Corona,
How is social media changing news?
Much the way antibiotics changed medicine.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Aaron Altman
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#flakenews (snow storm)
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Slowly, identifying yourself by name and affiliation, and in English.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Usual + IFTTT + Feedly + Google Alerts
What's your favorite social network?
Coffee shop at the corner of my street.
Who do you wish followed you?
Dave Pell of NextDraft
Why did you become a journalist?
Still wondering about that.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Memory fails me.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
College (Ohio State Lantern( expose on CIA experimentation on campus.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Tuesday mornings
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
In Russian
What's your favorite drink?
Coca-Cola in a 12-ounce bottle, chilled to 38 degrees Fahrenheit.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Having coffee on the corner.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I have one.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.