Dustin Baker
Verified
As seen in:
Vikings Territory,
LinkedIn,
MSN,
ZDNet,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports,
FanSided,
NewsBreak,
NFL Spin Zone,
Currently,
The Viking Age
and
Covers:
NFL, NBA, MLB, Politics
The Vikings.
Two novels. More on the way.
Author of The Motor Route + The Invaders 📖
Editor @VikingTerritory
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
The Viking Age.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Changes attention spans, saturates news (not necessarily a bad thing), ensures everybody is informed (for better or for worse).
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Saul Rubinek.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Disperse the truth.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email is fine.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress, Google Docs, Word, etc.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
Dan Rather
Why did you become a journalist?
A hobby turned profitable.
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?
Everything Minnesota Vikings.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
I stumbled into this all on accident; you can, too.
When's the best time to pitch you?
24/7
What's the best pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's your favorite drink?
diet Moutain Dew.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Monkeying with my children.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Hill
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
"He only does sports."
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.