Shako Liu
As seen in:
Yahoo News,
Aol,
NBC News,
KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA),
KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA),
KTRK-TV (Houston, TX),
WABC-TV (New York, NY),
EIN News,
KFSN-TV (Fresno, CA),
NowThis
Covers:
Immigration, social justice, climate change, gender, human interest, healthcare, politics. education
Doesn't Cover:
lifestyle, pet, wellness
Senior Producer @localish. Documentary filmmaker. Videographer. Director of Photography. Video journalist.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
A writer in a charity magazine
How is social media changing news?
It's essentially become a wired service where news break first.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't think I have one.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I am mostly into character-driven stories with a news angle, such as how policies affect lives and how big issues affect lives.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and Reddit
Who do you wish followed you?
Activists, academics, non-profits and innovators
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
She was looking for her dad. He forgot he was a sperm donor. DNA sites brought them together. https://www.nbcnews.com/video/she-was-looking-for-her-dad-he-forgot-he-was-a-sperm-donor-dna-testing-sites-like-23andme-and-ancestry-com-brought-them-together-1441915971793
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Tied to the news cycle, has an interesting and articulate character with a compelling story, and access to filming
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Lack of news worthiness, lack of interesting characters and lack of research on what I usually cover
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