Joshua Encinias
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As seen in:
Apple Podcasts,
Medium,
MSN,
Yahoo Entertainment,
New York Weekend Guide,
Substack,
Flipboard,
IndieWire,
National Review,
Letterboxd
and
Covers:
film, travel, culture, TV, entertainment, lgbt, food, music, theater, YouTube
Everyone else gets the press-tour answer. I find the real story. joshua.encinias@gmail
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
production assistant at WEAR ABC 3 in Pensacola, FL
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
it creates sites like Axios -- it also incentivizes narrow analysis
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to describe seeing through a glass darkly
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email, Twitter DMs
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
iPhone, social media, Google Drive
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
lol
Why did you become a journalist?
my college English teacher suggested it
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
nope
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
get a day job
When's the best time to pitch you?
any
What's your favorite drink?
horchata
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
in bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Ankler
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that film writing isn't journalism
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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