Erik Sherman on Muck Rack

Erik Sherman

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Massachusetts
As seen in: LinkedIn, Business Insider, Forbes, CBS Moneywatch, CBS News, CNET, NBC News, Yahoo Finance, Fortune, Inc. and
Covers:  business, management, economics, finance, legal, labor, technology, public policy, politics
Doesn't Cover: Not interested in personal care, who was hired/promoted, utterly self-focused pitches, travel, automobiles.
Biz/econ/finance/tech/politics writer. Art, food, craft. Pitches: query at eriksherman dot com. DMs open. Cranky is as cranky does and I do often.
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email only: query@eriksherman.com

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Word, Outlook, Photoshop, Excel, various browsers

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

Enjoyable work that can make a difference.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Learn a topic other than journalism. Build expertise in something.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Whenever

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Hanging out with family, cooking, drawing, or being walked by the dog.
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