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Gabriel Perna on Muck Rack

Gabriel Perna

  • Head of Content and Community, Clarium
Covers:  health care, leadership, CEOs, policy, healthcare, health tech, health IT, consumerism
Current: Digital health editor @modrnhealthcr. Husband. Dad (2 boys/1 dog). Friend. Go Pats! Signal: GabrielsPerna.91

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I did some stringing for a local paper - covering high school sports.

How is social media changing news?

It's making things faster and more reactive - less about the trust and more about being first.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means being truthful with yourself and your audience.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email

What's your favorite social network?

None - necessary evil

Who do you wish followed you?

No clue.

Why did you become a journalist?

I like writing and learning about things.

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

yes - was a jack of all trades...sports editor, news editor, editor in chief.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Hustle, hustle and hustle. No one got ahead by doing the bare minimum...especially in journalism. Find angles, attack and be relentless.

What's your favorite drink?

sam adams winter lager

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

spending time my with my wife and son

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

New York Times.

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