J Dennis Robinson
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Seacoast Online,
Foster's Daily Democrat,
New Hampshire Business Review,
New Hampshire Magazine,
Mike & Ron Tells It Like It Is 2021
11:30 pm Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Sunday
Next 3/6/23.
Covers:
Mostly regional American history here in New England
Doesn't Cover:
sports, war, politics, food, fashion
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing high school basketball for William Loeb at the Manchester Union Leader while I was in high school.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course. The leap from manual to electric typewriter was a thrill.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is killing news
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Telling the truth based on facts with carefully chosen words that attract, inform, and entertain readers has never been more important
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
"No News in Bones Case" and "Scientists Discover Ring around Uranus"
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email in English
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
All of them
What's your favorite social network?
No favorite social media
Who do you wish followed you?
People who value the past as a key to the future
Why did you become a journalist?
The rock band broke up and all I had was a degree in English Lit
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I wrote and edited it, of course, and took the photos, and pasted it up and distributed it. Somebody had to.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Who could honestly pick a favorite among thousands of children?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't quit your day job
When's the best time to pitch you?
After noon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I've got a bunch of historic documents and photos that no one has ever seen!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
You should write about my uncle, he's very interesting.
What's your favorite drink?
Milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At another computer
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Washington Post, NYT, Mad Magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
New Hampshire is only worth covering every four years
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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