Billy Thieme on Muck Rack

Billy Thieme

Denver
Covers:  Music Journalism, EnLegal issues, law business, law firm marketing, content marketing, content syndication, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), digital marketing, Google reporting, data-driven analytics
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for the Campus Press at CUBoulder

Have you ever used a typewriter?

absolutely - and still do

How is social media changing news?

Creating ways to tap into synchronicity and the communal subconscious

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Philip K Dick

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being a journalist allows me the privilege to help make sure the value of truth doesn't fade

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

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

CMS, Google Tools, Google Marketing Suite, Ubersuggest, SEM Rush, Chrome, Drupal, WordPress

Who do you wish followed you?

Dan Rather

Why did you become a journalist?

Love to write

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

Yes - Journalist

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Develop a love for knowing

When's the best time to pitch you?

7 am

What's your favorite drink?

Dry Gin Martini

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

at another computer

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Trouser Press

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