Daniel Eagan on Muck Rack

Daniel Eagan

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New York
As seen in: IMDb, MSN Singapore, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Canada, The Atlantic, Nikkei Asia, Rotten Tomatoes, South China Morning Post, Substack, Chron and
Covers:  Film and television industry
Doesn't Cover: Physics, engineering, food
Writing about film for @FilmmakerMag @SCMPNews @AmericanCine and whoever else will let me. Author America's Film Legacy for @BloomsburyPub
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

cover town council meetings

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Pen and paper, Sony ICD-UX533, Apple

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes, as editor

When's the best time to pitch you?

whenever

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Do it for free

What's your favorite drink?

water

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Hiking, swimming

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Movies are easy
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