David ALLEN
Paris
As seen in:
MSN,
MSN UK,
Wiley Online Library,
Yahoo News UK,
Boston.com,
Flipboard,
The Orange County Register,
The Sacramento Bee,
Los Angeles Daily News,
The Press Democrat
and
Covers:
Art & madness. Ideology.
Doesn't Cover:
The wonders of neoliberalism !
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Interview with William S. Burroughs.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Oh yes.
How is social media changing news?
Makes false news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Dr Gonzo
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Truth & dialectics.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Phone
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Thought.
What's your favorite social network?
Bluesky
Who do you wish followed you?
Shakespeare
Why did you become a journalist?
Interest in the moving times and ideological decomposition.
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?
Burroughs and Shakespeare
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn to read.
When's the best time to pitch you?
"Anytime with me is ok" (Lee)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
We'll publish your book.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Do it this way.
What's your favorite drink?
Good bourbon. When I can afford it.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my chair.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
William Shakespeare
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People think I was a member of Soft Machine !
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.