Ben Landis

Sacramento, Taipei

As seen in: Medium, The Orange County Register, AGU's Eos

Writer/Creator. Pro-journalism. Pro-Taiwan. Pro-Hawaiian sovereignty. Anti-leaf blowers. See you on bsky.app/profile/younglandis.bsky.social🧋🖖🏼🧡

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How is social media changing news?

The speed and reach of raw reports and footage makes having a rigorous editorial lens and judgment ever more crucial.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

One who groks the ethics and philosophy of journalistic action, and is mindful of them no matter their medium, employment, or deadline.

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

I wrote op-eds and filed athlete profiles... and I ran an underground newsletter on the side. I was blogging before blogs existed!

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Write, write, and write more. Read works by good writers. Tempt veteran reporters with stiff drinks and oblige them to tell their tales.

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