Alec Bruce

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Journalist and Writer, Freelance

Halifax

Business and Finance, Media, Science, Technology

As seen in: The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Maclean's, Waterloo Region Record, The Hamilton Spectator (Hamilton, ON), Toronto.com, Brampton Guardian, GuelphMercury.com, The Peterborough Examiner, St. Catharines Standard and

Covers: Culture, communities, local heroes, business, politics, education, arts, energy, technology, environment

Doesn't Cover: Retailing, real estate, entertainment, celebrities

Writer, Author | MFA | The Cooperators: The People Behind the Rebirth of a Nova Scotia Movement 1949-2024

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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Features writer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yup.

How is social media changing news?

It's about short attention spans. Allow me to elucidate with ten extraordinarily well-reasoned points. First. . .ooo. . .is that a donut?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

3 am, beneath the docks near the fish joint. . .you know who you are. Or email me.

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

I think they call them com-POO-ters.

Who do you wish followed you?

James Bond.

Why did you become a journalist?

I love good stories.

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

Nope.

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

I'm most proud of the one I've just filed.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep digging.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Still waiting.

What's your favorite drink?

Saline solution.

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Alec Bruce

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

How is social media changing news?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

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

Who do you wish followed you?

Why did you become a journalist?

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

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

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

What's the best pitch you ever got?

What's your favorite drink?

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Alec Bruce

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Have you ever used a typewriter?

How is social media changing news?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

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

Who do you wish followed you?

Why did you become a journalist?

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

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

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

What's the best pitch you ever got?

What's your favorite drink?

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