Chris Rosales
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Motor1.com,
MSN,
MSN Ireland,
MSN Singapore,
MSN UK,
UOL,
MSN Malaysia,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo Finance,
Lifehacker,
The Indiegogo Review
and
Covers:
Transportation, Autos, Technology, Engineering
staff writer @thedrive (he/his)
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Car Bibles!
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
On-the-ground reporting is more available and accessible than ever.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Fearless truth.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Talk to me.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs and Photoshop are my literal left and right hands.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter, for the comedy.
Who do you wish followed you?
Nobody, really.
Why did you become a journalist?
Living with what exists in my mind by myself is nigh on impossible.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Either my video on the differences between a Lexus ISF and Lexus IS 500 or my commentary on car culture/gentrifier clash in Austin, Texas.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do the thing, whatever it is.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I haven't been pitched yet.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I have yet to be pitched.
What's your favorite drink?
Professionally: Topo Chico Lime. Now, if we're partying...
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Driving!
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I'm more of a fan of journalists than pubs themselves.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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