Ian McDonald on Muck Rack

Ian McDonald

Portland
As seen in: Yahoo Canada, Variety, Substack, Genius, GlobeNewswire, Benzinga, NewsNation, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Street, Las Vegas Review-Journal and
Covers:  anglo-american culture, united kingdom, economics, united states politics and government, british politics, london, los angeles, portland, literature, music, california, food and drink, men's fashion, film & television
My superpower is retweeting. 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸 Portland/LA/London/LA/Portland #lolnothingmatters
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I still have my grandfather's old typewriter. It's portable too.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Will McAvoy is a good character. Ron Burgundy is pretty legendary though.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

Probably #ThingsLongerThanKimsMarriage

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter. Facebook sucks you in, but twitter is great for quick and easy get in, get out, get back to your real life use.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Where it all started. I was a reporter and photographer for a while until I got to be Opinions and Editorials editor my senior year.
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