Adam Steiner
(He/Him)
London
As seen in:
Substack,
That Was The Week (Podcast),
Observer,
Clash,
The Quietus,
PopMatters,
Louder Than War,
Passion of the Weiss,
Splice Today,
International Times
and
Covers:
Literature, non-fiction, interested in street art, architecture, poetry and poetry-film, music (Nine Inch Nails, Bowie, Nick Cave, Manic Street Preachers)
Clash | Spin | Quietus | Louder Than War - Into The Never – NIN | Silhouettes And Shadows – Bowie | Darker With The Dawn – Nick Cave | @dis_appear_here
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
The Hinckley Times - work experience
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Only to play music...
How is social media changing news?
Newsbites
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hunter S. Thompson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Expressing ideas, interrogating opinions, sifting fact and fiction
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
N/A
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop and phone
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
God
Why did you become a journalist?
N/A
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?
Interviewing musicians and writers you admire
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep pitching, make big ideas accessible, never give up
When's the best time to pitch you?
Email anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
Singapore Sling / Old Fashioned
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Swimming
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Quietus
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
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