Jeremy Lambert
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As seen in:
Fightful,
Medium,
Sports Illustrated,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports,
Yahoo Sports Canada,
FanSided,
DVIDS,
The News & Observer,
NewsBreak,
Yardbarker
and
DOC Of @Fightful | 95% of tweets are sarcastic and only meant to pop me. The other 5% are not about wrestling. Don’t reply to me after a loss.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Random online writing
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. It's fun for like five minutes.
How is social media changing news?
Hot Takes
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kent Brockman
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Persistence
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer to write them
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A computer and a notebook
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
No one
Why did you become a journalist?
I enjoy writing
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No. I wish I did.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Game of Ringz
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing
When's the best time to pitch you?
When I'm at the plate
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Fastball down the middle. Can't hit anything else.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No one has ever pitched to me
What's your favorite drink?
Dr. Pepper
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Sleeping
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The ones my friends write for. Always support your friends.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I don't know if anyone perceives high school sports
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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