Matt Condon
Verified- Writer and Photographer, The Goat Path, Freelance
- Meteorologist, WATE-TV (Knoxville, TN)
Pacific Northwest, Portland, Rocky Mountains, United States
As seen in:
WATE-TV (Knoxville, TN),
Kansas City Business Journal,
Yahoo,
Brisbane Times,
Task & Purpose,
The Columbian,
WAMU-FM (Washington, D.C.),
Mondaq,
Famma,
Ruralite Magazine,
The Subtle Sounds
Covers:
Veterans
Veteran Culture
Western Living
Outdoors
Travel
Stand-Up Comedy
Photographer, writer, occasional tree climber, traveler, vet, former thru-hiker. #goatpath Legally @ragdoll_inc’s sex slave.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Once in high school
How is social media changing news?
Faster information flow means a higher chance the important facts and context will be missed.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Facts first, context second.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Macbook, Google Docs, Canon Rebel T3i, Adobe Lightroom
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Gary Gullman
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories that matter
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?
An essay I wrote for the Military Writer's Guild Anthology.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Grind it out.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mid-morning/ early afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
Bourbon on the rocks
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Camping, taking photos, hanging out with my dog.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Task and Purpose
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Any person with a phone can take a good picture
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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