Douglas Crowe
As seen in:
Entrepreneur
Covers:
Leadership, Tech, Finance, Culture
Doesn't Cover:
Sports
Small & Medium Business news, CEO's and book reviews.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
ABC radio in Chicago (WLS AM 890)
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Disintermediation of media and citizen journalism
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Nothing comes to mind
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Sharing human interest stories that people can be inspired by to improve the world
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Zoom. MS Word.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
CEO's and Founders
Why did you become a journalist?
I love stories that make an impact.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Photographer
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A business man who was on the Taliban assassination list who escaped Afghanistan.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Ask better questions. Get personal.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early AM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
"I invented GPS."
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any life coach
What's your favorite drink?
Cranberry juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Flying my airplane
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Malcolm Gladwell's books
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Good content can be written by AI
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