Dominique Clare
Verified
As seen in:
Sports and Fitness Digest,
HuffPost,
Flipboard,
FOX Sports,
Herald-Mail Media,
Star Local Media,
The Viking Age Podcast: A Minnesota Vikings Podcast from FanSided,
KFGO-AM (Fargo, ND),
The Anniston Star,
Olean Times Herald,
WSAU-AM (Wausau, WI)
and
Covers:
NFL, NBA, and Fitness
NFL & NBA Content Creator. Fitness Coach. @SGG_hq Content Creator.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Covering sports on my own website I made
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
More immediate, smaller attention spans, & travels faster
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Everything. A free press is protected by the constitution for a reason.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email or twitter
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs for organization, Tweetdeck, spell checker, social media, & more.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
LeBron James
Why did you become a journalist?
To impact lives in a positive way through education, information, and entertainment.
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?
The very first article that got me started.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing and improving your craft. The audience will come.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Day
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Get a lot of good ones. Will have to think on this!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Someone wanted me to publish an article about their child who was well, just an ordinary child.
What's your favorite drink?
Gatorade
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
The gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Men's Health
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I work for the sports teams I am covering lol
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.