Hubert Nguyen
Verified
As seen in:
Ubergizmo,
Color Research & Application,
Capital (France),
DEV Community,
NewsBreak,
Laravel News Podcast
Covers:
computers, gaming, consumer technology
Doesn't Cover:
accessories, apps
Lead Developer Advocate, @MongoDB
Co-founder, CTO, @Ubergizmo
Ex-graphics engineer, @NVIDIA
Ex-software engineer, @official3dfx
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance for PC Team, a French Magazine, covering obscure coding contests called "demoscene"
How is social media changing news?
Social media is destroying the News industry by providing more compelling, free-to-publish, "news" about your friends' activities.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Interpret it as you want
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email is great, and once you've earned my trust, feel free to reach out via apps / social media
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Text editor, Grammarly, photoshop, Visual Studio Code... and dozens more
What's your favorite social network?
Telegram
Who do you wish followed you?
Don't care
Why did you become a journalist?
By accident. I just wanted to share my experience of various products and technologies
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?
Stories that explain technologies or reveal new insights or analysis
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard, answer only to your readers.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
3D or VR products from Horizon Communications
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Email blasts
What's your favorite drink?
Manhattan
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Cooking
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Hothardware
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I'm interested by many topics, so I don't expect people to be spot on about my beat
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