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Roger Cheng

Verified
Los Angeles
Covers:  business technology, mobile payments, mobile operating systems, apple iphone, wireless carriers, mobile, apps, smartphones, wireless chips, tablets
Doesn't Cover: enterprise, pcs, pc chips, storage
Award-winning tech journalist. Former EIC @CordCuttersNews, and Executive Editor and Reporter at @CNET, @WSJ and Dow Jones Newswires.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Page designer for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune's Highlander weekly section.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

Why did you become a journalist?

I wanted to stay better informed about the world, and in turn inform people around me.

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

I worked for my high school newspaper covering sports and other spot news.

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

My recent story, "Nokia on the edge: Inside an icon's fight for survival," is a long-lede piece I'm most proud of.

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