Alexander Behunin
Verified
As seen in:
Cageside Press,
MMA Mania,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Finance,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports,
Yahoo,
The Sundial,
NewsBreak
and
Covers:
MMA, Movies, Television, Tennis, Football, Wrestling, Basketball.
I rep @mmamania
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Moorpark Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Content. Lots of content.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
The Daily Planet
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I love telling stories and informing.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
N/A
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word, Adobe Audition, Google Docs
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Ariel Helwani, Dana White, Mina Kimes
Why did you become a journalist?
I always wrote pretty well so I tried out a journalism class and fell in love.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, but I wrote for my college paper. I was a reporter.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
As of 3/11/20, I love my Anderson .paak story. I'm also proud of my first tennis story because I was so nervous beforehand
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Practice
When's the best time to pitch you?
N/A
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?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Watching a movie.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ESPN, MMAjunkie, and Hollywood Reporter.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Wrestling or Tennis are boring
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