Serra Karacam on Muck Rack

Serra Karacam

Verified
(She/Her)
Washington, D.C.
Covers:  US Politics, International News, social policies, foreign policy, US-Turkey relations, Turkey, Turkish politics, freedom of speech, press frredom
Doesn't Cover: reports all available stories and facts
@halktvcomtr U.S. Correspondent 🎧Washington Raporu @ApplePodcasts | Previous @Haberturk @AJTurk @trtworld @yirmidorttv | Author - Nereden Nereye | Milennial

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

TGRT TV

Have you ever used a typewriter?

no

How is social media changing news?

helps gathering larger new global audience, allows freelancer journalists to report all available stories and facts, helps fake news spread

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Frank; Special Correspondents

What does it mean to be a journalist?

asking questions and seeking the truth

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

INews

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

accidentally because of an internship

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

no

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

Interview w Gareth H. Jenkins on his piece; "Between Fact and Fantasy: Turkey’s Ergenekon Investigation "

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

be brave

When's the best time to pitch you?

early mornings

What's the best pitch you ever got?

no baseball :)

What's your favorite drink?

water

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

cellphone

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Washington Post

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