Ashley Grasse
(She/Her)
North Carolina
As seen in:
Bitcoin Insider
Covers:
Online casinos, online gambling, sports betting, social casinos, sweepstakes sites, game reviews, site reviews, entertainment, case studies, and SAAS product reviews.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing blogs for a casino review site.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It makes for a fast news cycle where headlines rule the roost.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ford Prefect
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To bring the reader the truth of a topic and help them understand anything you write.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I find
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Send me an email and give me an outline of the article.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly, Google, Docs and Sheets, LastPass
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Neil Gaiman
Why did you become a journalist?
I've always enjoyed writing and getting to the bottom of things and wanted to work from home.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I've done some very extensive website reviews and I always enjoy them.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Stick to your guns and never falter on integrity.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Really anytime mid morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pitch to review a new feature on a SaaS product.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A pitch to write a child's story.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside or at the beach.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Associated Press
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Gambling is still taboo in many cases.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.