Goran Damnjanovic
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
MSN,
MSN Canada,
Flipboard,
How-To Geek,
TechSpot,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
TechPowerUp,
Tacoma News Tribune,
EIN News,
San Luis Obispo Tribune
and
Covers:
PC hardware, gaming hardware, PC and console gaming, consumer technology.
Doesn't Cover:
Travel, entertainment.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing gaming news for Zoot Gamer.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes back in elementary school.
How is social media changing news?
It shifted the news space from local to global and made everyone writing news to focus more on the international stories, among other things
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Watts
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Providing valuable content to readers, being honest, and not succumbing to hype.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I'm not into Twitter that much.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Shoot me an email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
The usual: Google Docs, Grammarly, Wordtune, internet browsers, hardware monitoring apps, etc.
What's your favorite social network?
Reddit (technically, it's a social network; deal with it).
Who do you wish followed you?
No one in particular.
Why did you become a journalist?
I loved games and PC hardware and I loved writing so it was natural to try writing about games and PC hardware.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, because my high school didn't have any form of publication.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
There are two:
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
If you believe you have good ideas, keep on pitching.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever you want. I'll answer as soon as I read the pitch ;)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
As I've already said, didn't got any.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Didn't got any pitch, yet.
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my couch, playing my Steam Deck. Or outside, walking and listening to music.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Eurogamer, Ars Technica, AnandTech, The Verge, PCGamesN, Quanta Magazine.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That gaming journalists aren't good gamers, lol.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.