Adam Martin
- Freelancer UFC Writer, Sportsnet Canada
- Contributor, Heavy
- Sports Journalist, Freelance
- Freelance Sports Writer, Lindy's Football Annuals Magazine
Toronto
As seen in:
Heavy,
Lindy's Football Annuals Magazine,
Sportsnet Canada,
Medium,
MSN,
Color Research & Application,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports,
Royal Society of Chemistry,
The Sacramento Bee,
Kansas City Star,
Lexington Herald-Leader,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
and
Covers:
UFC, NHL, MLB, NBA, NFL
Sports writer w/ 15 years of experience covering MMA & betting @heavyonsports, @sportsnet, @lindyssportsmag, @spectationnet
@mmaoddsbreaker pod w/ @bigmarcel24
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern at theScore.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
It comes at you fast.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means everything to me.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Too many to list.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My brain and my fingers.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Georges St-Pierre.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories.
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?
Anything about the UFC.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard, embrace the grind, never give up.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
We need you.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Work for free.
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Bowling.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Anything about sports.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That sports isn't really journalism.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.