Robert Salladay

As seen in: Medium, Los Angeles Times, SFGate, The Sacramento Bee, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, McClatchy Media

Investigative editor, formerly Reveal@CIR, McClatchy, LA Times, SF Chronicle.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Crime reporter at The Fremont Argus.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Hell yes.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ford Prefect

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Strive to be focused, accurate, nuanced, and empathic. Hold the powerful accountable. Beware of pity, but help the powerless.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email or Signal

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram, sometimes Twitter, occasionally Facebook.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Love what you do.

When's the best time to pitch you?

24/7

What's your favorite drink?

Coffffffeeeeee

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

Book store

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

We put our biases in the news.

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