Greg Rogers
- Founder and Executive Director, Innovation Majority
East Coast United States, Washington, D.C.
As seen in:
Forbes,
Car and Driver,
USA TODAY High School Sports,
Carbon Tracker,
The Fuse,
News Pronto,
Beyond Streets
Covers:
All modes of transportation. Specific focus on autonomous vehicles, transportation network companies, drones, mobility tech, complete streets, bicycles, pedestrians
Building @imipolicy and @theimajority.
Before: @Waymo @Nuro @Securing_Energy @EnoTrans @POLITICO @UCBerkeley. Hosted @BeyondStreetsP
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I started a transportation tech news website called The Autonomer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
YES
How is social media changing news?
Making it quippier and pithy, but sometimes at the expense of sincerity and intellectual honesty.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Will McAvoy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To communicate clearly, concisely, and objectively in order to inform the public
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Easy to remember: your story, your mission, your facts, and your vision
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Twitter
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
People who believe in a transportation future that is more mobile, more accessible, and more equitable for everyone
Why did you become a journalist?
I have a passion for issues at the intersection of transportation and technology that I felt others were not covering
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?
First peek at the NHTSA autonomous vehicle guidelines
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Just write. Write, write, write.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, just not Saturday or Sunday.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The next one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Really can't tell you that one.
What's your favorite drink?
Kentucky Mule
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Scrolling through Twitter
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Washington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That transportation is boring - but it's something you do every single day and affects everything in our lives.
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