Jeffrey Masters on Muck Rack

Jeffrey Masters

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Interviewing authors

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have not

How is social media changing news?

It's becoming shorter and quicker and less nuanced

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

I write everything in email drafts bc it automatically saves

What's your favorite social network?

Insta

Who do you wish followed you?

Single men in LA

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

No but I ran the school paper in Elementary School

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Freddie Mercury

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Always ask to be compensated $$$

What's your favorite drink?

whiskey

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

On my phone

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

NY Times
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