Gene Park on Muck Rack

Gene Park

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Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Punching Up: A Nintendo Podcast, The Washington Post, Medium, MSN, MSN Canada, Yahoo Entertainment, Estadão, MSN Money Canada, Post Everything (The Washington Post), Post Outlook, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News and
Covers:  hawaii, honolulu, politics, social media, asia pacific, media, new media and activism, digital media
Doesn't Cover: general features, sports
@washingtonpost video games and digital culture critic | Pacific Roots | East Coast Rock | @csuf Titan
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

The 24-hour news cycle becomes minute to minute.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Peter Parker.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#AskJP

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email is fine.

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

Some of the more popular social media networks, Tweetdeck, bitly, proprietary CMS, ReadrBoard.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

Who do you wish followed you?

Other journalists! Love to discuss news ideas.

Why did you become a journalist?

I love to tell stories.

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

Yes I did. I was editor in chief.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Learn coding, get published as soon as you can.

When's the best time to pitch you?

9 a.m.
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