Brad Gullickson
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Film School Rejects,
Substack,
Flipboard,
Letterboxd,
TREKNEWS.NET,
Diabolique Magazine,
Nonfics,
Espanol News,
Les Actualites
Covers:
Entertainment/Film/Comics/Art
This Pen for Hire | Podcast @CBCCPodcast | Film Critic @PGCTV | Profile by François Vigneault. he/him
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Radically.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Connection and further understanding of the world around us and the people who populate it.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
There’s no one way to do it. Give me a hook, and show me there’s something beyond that hook.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My brain.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Ezra Klein.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Journalist.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My 21 article series on the MCU leading up to Avengers: Endgame.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Like Nike says, “Just do it.”
When's the best time to pitch you?
9-5
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Movies Made Funnier By Replacing Romantic Lead with Animal.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Empire
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
All we do is watch movies and tv.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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