Jacob Evans on Muck Rack

Jacob Evans

Verified
Australia
As seen in: ABC News (Australia), Medium, MSN, MSN Australia, UOL, BBC, BBC Afrique, BBC News, Terra, Wiley Online Library, Yahoo Canada and
ABC reporter working in Canberra, and also living in Canberra. I like to paint and other things
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Interview

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Walter Burns (Cary Grant), His Girl Friday

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Everything.

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

#qanda is always a laugh.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Without facades.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

Out of frustration from a perceived laziness and bias in the press. I have since learned that good journalism exists, and I want to do it.

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

Yes, I was the managing editor and helped shift the newsroom towards a social media-first attitude.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Forget how others have built a career, that ladder doesn't exist anymore. Build your own.

When's the best time to pitch you?

After my coffee (original, I know).
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