Hart Pisani
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As seen in:
Joliet Herald-News,
Apple Podcasts,
Medium,
USA Today,
Yahoo Sports,
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic,
Austin American-Statesman,
The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate,
Daily Herald,
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA),
Daily Chronicle
and
Covers:
Primarily Sports but I’ve done investigative, film reviews and music articles as well
Doesn't Cover:
Nothing
APSE Award recognized sports reporter for the Joliet Herald-News/Shaw Media . New Orleanian (Who Dat). Big advocate for general human decency.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I wrote freelance for Where Y’at twice and became a regular contributor for Crescent City Sports after that
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
It’s making it easier to access and getting it out there faster
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Either Clark Kent or L.P. Everett
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To write what you love and inform the people of what they should know
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Text
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft word, google sheets and twitter
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Either Sean Peyton or Mark Hamil
Why did you become a journalist?
It’s been my dream since I was 12, it’s what I’m best at in my life and the thing I love the most
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I was a staff writer
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The Riverside-Newman football game
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never give up, keep searching every opportunity and seek out every lead you can
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime you want, I’m always available
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Covering some of the biggest high school football games in New Orleans
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Covering one of the worst games in the city
What's your favorite drink?
Dark roast coffee with cream
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
New York Pizza in the evenings, PJ’s coffee in the mornings and everywhere else at all other times
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Either ESPN or ProPublica
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it isn’t significant. Sports can help uplift people and give people an escape
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