Brian Libby
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As seen in:
MSN,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Life,
Bloomberg CityLab,
The Wall Street Journal,
Bandcamp Daily,
The Atlantic,
Flipboard,
Salon,
The Seattle Times
and
Covers:
Architecture, interior design, film, visual art
Freelance architecture & arts journalist (Dwell, Metropolis, Oregon ArtsWatch, Portland Tribune, NY Times), photographer-filmmaker, NYU grad, Oregon Ducks fan
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I've been a freelancer my whole career. In 22 years, I've never had a journalist job.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
For better and worse
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Independence
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Do I really have to answer trite questions like this?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Computer and phone
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Marcus Mariota
Why did you become a journalist?
To assure a meager salary.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My Salon interview with David Lynch
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't misuse apostrophes.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I have no idea.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
It's not one irrelevant pitch — it's the constant stream of them.
What's your favorite drink?
Espresso
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Running
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Sight and Sound Magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I still write about food
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