David Swanson on Muck Rack

David Swanson

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(He/Him)
San Diego
As seen in: Yahoo Life, USA Today, Yahoo News, Yahoo News Malaysia, Aol, Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Traveler, SFGate, South China Morning Post, Flipboard and
Covers:  Global destinations, unique lodgings, safari and soft adventure, cycling and hiking, cruise, meetings and conventions
Doesn't Cover: Spectator sports, gaming, shopping, fashion
Gear grinding lava lovin' pic posing scribbler. Find me at the skyblue place as David-Swanson. Past-President #SATW, Society of American Travel Writers
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Wrote my first story (age 12 or so), on a beat-up clunker: "The Destruction of Pompeii."

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Hildy Johnson

Who do you wish followed you?

Jan Morris

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Take detailed notes, even if you don't think it's of use for a specific assignment. You never know when research will pay off years later.
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