Dave Safley
Covers:
Events, Live Performance, Travel, Entertainment, Editorial, Expo
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
So Cal Music Today
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, that is were I learned to type back in High School
How is social media changing news?
Instant as it happens, inside the action, real-time news and views
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Dean Koontz
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalism is a form of writing & imagery that tells people about things that really happened, but that they might not have known about.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Can't say that I have seen one "yet"
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Nikon Gear, Photo Mechanic, Adobe Bride and Adobe Raw, Lightroom. Mac book pro
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Scott McKiernan
Why did you become a journalist?
Love Life, Love capturing the moment, Love People and Social Interactions and creating a moment that will live forever in history.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Taylor Swift World Tour
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing, Keep Photographing, Follow the best, Follow your passion, love what you do, do not stop.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Cover Taylor Swift
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
2 Page long pitch
What's your favorite drink?
Irish Whisky and Ginger Ale
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Photographing and covering an event
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Rolling Stone Magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's all just fun, easy work
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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