Jonathan Bailey
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Flyers reporter @TheHockeyNews | All opinions and typos are my owm | M.A. English, Arizona State ‘26
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Absolutely not. I wish I could be so good as to write mistake-free like that.
How is social media changing news?
I find that traditional articles are losing value since news is becoming more and more instantaneous
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means everything, especially with my background coming from very little
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I'll have to plead the fifth on that one
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A quill and ink
What's your favorite social network?
They're all becoming pretty terrible, honestly. I'll say my least favorite is Snapchat.
Who do you wish followed you?
One of my favorite athletes or teams, but I won't disclose specifics there.
Why did you become a journalist?
I was never good at math or science, so I just followed the road life presented to me
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school didn't have a paper, but my college did. I just took the mantle of sports editor since nobody else was writing about sports.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My two favorite stories are the extensive feature I did on Carson Bjarnason and the Vegas draft experience with the Flyers' kids
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be a student of the game. Read, read, and read some more. Try to take an element from a peer and incorporate it into your own work.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Probably the one I got with the Ryan Johansen injury when he was first traded to the Flyers
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Getting coffee at Dunkin'
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Athletic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I'm not sure there is one. Maybe that we're all Flyers homers or Flyers haters, depending on the day.
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