James DeRuvo
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing articles for Camcorder Magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Absolutely
How is social media changing news?
Social media is a cess pool.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don’t know any
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform. Not to propagandize. Present the facts. Let people make up their own minds.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
The longer the funnier.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Feedly. Wordpress. Google Docs.
What's your favorite social network?
Listening
Who do you wish followed you?
David Pogue
Why did you become a journalist?
I fell into it.
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?
A story about artificial intelligence’s impact on the film industry.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write every day. Start a blog based on what you want to write about with the format you want to work in.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Ones o ask for.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Unsolicited ones.
What's your favorite drink?
Diet Coke
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With family.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
BoFilmSchool.com
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That technology makes our jobs easier. It doesn’t. It makes it more efficient.
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