Ronald Yates

(He/Him)

As seen in: Wiley Online Library, American Free News Network

Covers: Politics, international affairs, social issues, higher education, Asia, Latin America, war, and conflict

Doesn't Cover: Music, entertainment, theater

I am the author of the multi-award-winning Finding Billy Battles trilogy, former foreign correspondent, Prof. & Dean Emeritus of journalism at the U of Illinois

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What was your first job as a journalist?

General Assignment & police reporter at the Chicago Tribune

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Huntley Haverstock in Hitchcock;s movie "Foreign Correspondent"

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means curbing your personal biases while you do your best to ferret out the truth by writing/producing stories that are fair & accurate

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Send me an email with topic and length requirements

What's your favorite social network?

Parler

Who do you wish followed you?

Nobody in particular

Why did you become a journalist?

I always considered journalism a critical element of any democracy. Without responsible and truthful journalism we are doomed.

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

Yes. I was the editor

What's your favorite drink?

Vodka tonic & cold German beer

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