General manager for @Covers / Head of content for Legend Sports.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancer for professional baseball in Taiwan.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
You need to break a story on Twitter before writing the article, or you'll be too late.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means you get to create content that brings information or enjoyment to others.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Directus (CMS), Frase, Grammarly, Twitter, SEMRush, Ahrefs, Adobe Analytics, Google Search Console
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Adam Schefter
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love sports and wanted to be able to work around sports every day.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
An "expose" of sorts into a completely dysfunctional professional baseball team in Taiwan's CPBL.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep grinding.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's your favorite drink?
Red wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Golf course.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's easy
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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