Reporter at Drop Site News, co-host at Breaking Points/Counter Points

My cousin just told me she thought Aaron Parnas on TikTok was a great journalist and it made me so upset. Should I start making TikToks about my stories? It’s not my natural medium at all but @ryangrim seems to have a good model for it.

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People don’t care about your own reporting more than other reporting sadly. They want to know you’re honest but beyond that they don’t care. As Aaron shows you can do no reporting. Most of my TikToks are just aggregated stuff. Back to my HuffPost roots.

What do you think is the right mix of your own reporting vs. stuff you're reading?

It should not just be your stories 

That’s what Parnas and others have figured out

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Depends on the audience you’re after. I still read 99% of what I consume online.

💯 you see those videos the times does? where the journalist explains the story. that’s the new format for serious journalism. relatability > newsworthy

What is a journalist? I’m not sure I know anymore. Did journalists used to primarily talk about their opinions?

Only if you start every video with "we have some breaking news right now".

You can give it a shot and see how you blend in, but if it’s not what you like, I guess you should stick to what you already good at. Btw, you can be a champ on TikTok too. We know you’re a great journalist and we don’t even take you for granted 🫡