Henry Giardina
Verified
(He/they)
Los Angeles
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and
Covers:
Gender, Trans stuff, Feminism, culture, pop culture
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
As Culture Editor at Bullett Magazine in 2010
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It's putting greater emphasis on headlines
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hildy Johnson, in the Front Page
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It's different for everyone-- for me, it means writing about the long-forgotten things in history that no one seems to care about
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Any of the ones relating to Harambe
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Straightforwardly. One or two sentences tops.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft word, hootsuite, excel
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Stephen Fry
Why did you become a journalist?
I just sort of fell into it. I've been writing since I was a kid.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote articles that would (usually) get cut for being too opinionated.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A soon-to-be-published essay about my obsession with Joe Orton
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep on plugging!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A straightforward one-liner about a TV show
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A no-frills profile of the writer's friend
What's your favorite drink?
Alcoholic or non? For alcoholic: Dark and stormy. For not: coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Asleep in bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The London Review of Books
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's boring and navel-gazing. Perhaps it is to some, but not to me.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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