Dario McCarty on Muck Rack

Dario McCarty

(He/Him)
California
As seen in: KQED Arts and Culture, OpenSecrets, Okayplayer, The Post-Star, The Progressive, Passion of the Weiss, no bells, Caliber Magazine, Berkeley Political Review
Covers:  Politics, Music, Fashion, Criminal Justice Reform
writer, words in @complex @KQEDarts @okayplayer @passionweiss @nobellsblog
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

E-mail.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

Why did you become a journalist?

To amplify the topics, causes, and things that I am passionate about. And because I love to write.

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

Yes. I was the Entertainment and Arts Editor.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My feature on the Public Housing Skate Team!

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

None of them yet.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The Atlantic

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That it pays well.
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