Curtis Silver
As seen in:
KnowTechie,
LinkedIn,
LinkedIn News,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Australia,
Forbes,
Bandcamp Daily,
WIRED Magazine,
Yahoo Finance,
Substack
and
Covers:
Consumer technology, social media, Magic: The Gathering, board games, card games, LEGO, baseball cards, random collectibles, consumer tech, philosophy
Doesn't Cover:
Fashion, entertainment, big tech, anything not under topics I do cover.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing about the hottest clubs in town but being too young to gain entry to said clubs.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I'm old like that.
How is social media changing news?
Hahaha news died with Nicole Simpson
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jack Reacher
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means that your soul left your body at some point between high school and college.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Never pitch me but if you do, email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My hands, brain and notepad.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
The rest of that cult I formed in the late 90s. It's just me and Greg now and Greg is boring AF
Why did you become a journalist?
I never really did.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Pissed everyone off.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
That one that one time
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get a real job
When's the best time to pitch you?
When I'm sleeping.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Today?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Today?
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside in the sun, dying.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Playboy circa 1970
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I give a crap about your app.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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