Jay Brooks
As seen in:
East Bay Times,
New York Daily News,
Flipboard,
The Boston Globe,
The Mercury News,
Baltimore Sun,
International Business Times (U.K.),
The Denver Post,
Orlando Sentinel,
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
The Orange County Register
and
Covers:
brewing, beer, craft beer, beer judging, beer and food, beer and cheese, beer business, homebrewing, beer reviews
Doesn't Cover:
liquor, wine, spirits (other than gin, which I can do)
Jay Brooks: Beer writer, syndicated columnist, university lecturer, father, potato nerd, View-Master nut, curmudgeon. Renaissance man, with a side of fries.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I started writing about beer in 1991, with the publication of my first book, "The Bars of Santa Clara, A Beer Drinkers Guide to Silicon Vall"
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, when I wrote for my junior high and high school newspapers. We even used a mimeograph!
How is social media changing news?
It reminds of how the telegraph must have changed it, with news getting out much faster, but at the expense of context and the full story.
What's your favorite social network?
I find Twitter the most useful in getting out information quickly.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the sports editor and also did features.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Marry well.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time is fun, though morning or late at night is when I'm most likely to read it.
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