Austin Miller
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and
Communications Director for @KirksvilleCity. Former reporter. Mostly tweets about sports and movies.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
College paper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Speed
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To find and tell the stories of those in the community you serve.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In person
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
All of them
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Batman
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Wrote stories for it.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My La Plata capybara story.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
READ!!!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Mine
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
An 85-mph fastball my junior year
What's your favorite drink?
Green tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing Xbox
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Washington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Sports aren't important
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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