Fernando Gonzalez on Muck Rack

Fernando Gonzalez

Verified
Bellingham
Covers:  Breaking News, National News, Business, Politics and Local News
25 | Editor-in-Chief @Bellingham_News | YouTuber | 71K+ FB Followers | American journalist of English-Greek-Mexican Descent.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Breaking the "Keese Love" portland incident.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Social Media is making it to where everything has to be pre-fact-checked before it’s published.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Everything

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

People can reach me on twitter 24/7

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Verified

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

Surprisingly I never did.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Bellingham Border Patrol Station article.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep going, even if no one is seeing your hard work.

When's the best time to pitch you?

In the AM

What's the best pitch you ever got?

The Bellingham Serial Cat Killer

What's your favorite drink?

Dr Pepper

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

At work

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Lynden Tribune

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