George Buid on Muck Rack

George Buid

(He/Him)
National Capital Region
Covers:  unhighlighted stories human interest, culture, arts, science, politics, travel, current affairs, labor rights, environment, weather, fashion, lifestyle,
Photographer & journalist in Manila. A member of Society of Freelance Journalist. Write about stories not highlighted in mainstream. ManilaStories.com

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

as a press photographer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, I have used a typewriter. The kind that your fingers get stuck between the keys.

How is social media changing news?

A challenge that journalists and news outlet have to accurately deliver the news to overcome misleading information.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

is there one?

What does it mean to be a journalist?

A journalist is a person to delivers the news wholeheartedly without his/her own opinion but just the perspective with accuracy and facts.

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

I don't know

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I don't know

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

online tools and a phone or tablet

What's your favorite social network?

none

Who do you wish followed you?

no one

Why did you become a journalist?

In the hopes to be one of that person to deliver stories that have not been told yet but important to society or to change society.

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?

Stories that people should know about.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep bringing stories that matter.

When's the best time to pitch you?

I'm not an editor why would you pitch to me?

What's the best pitch you ever got?

none

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

none

What's your favorite drink?

none

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

Taking photographs and out on the street

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

New York Times, Washington Posts

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

I don't know.

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