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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Report on the game of water polo team

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Robert Kincade

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Nearly everything,

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Call me

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

First my mind, second telephon, third internet ...

What's your favorite social network?

Google+

Who do you wish followed you?

Everybody

Why did you become a journalist?

There are still so many good stories that have to be told

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

Almost eversthing

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

The reports on the old explosives factories in the Harz and what dangers they still pose to the environment. After three years of work, the Osterode district and the state of Lower Saxony have finally responded.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Stay hungry and think on Hajo Friedrich: "Mache dich nie mit einer Sache gemein, auch nicht mit einer guten."

When's the best time to pitch you?

In the evening

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