Jerry Brown
As seen in:
Forbes Advisor,
MSN,
Business Insider,
Aol,
CBS News,
New York Post,
Newsweek,
Newsweek Vault,
Yahoo Finance,
MarketWatch Guides
and
Covers:
Taxes
Mortgages
Home equity loans and HELOCs
Personal Loans
Credit Cards
Debt
Personal finance/insurance writer for hire. Bylines in @bankrate, @insurify, @valuepenguin, @forbesadvisor and @newsweekvault Portfolio link is below👇🏿
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
writing for my blog, Peerless Money Mentor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, in my tenth grade business class, over a decade ago...
How is social media changing news?
With social media being such a major part of our lives, I feel like anyone can become a journalist or reporter.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist means you discover the truth about whatever topic you cover, while entertaining and informing the audience.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Twitter or my email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Seth Godin
Why did you become a journalist?
I love using words to express myself
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?
Growing Up in the Ghetto: From the Projects to Homeownership
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever you decide...
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
NA
What's your favorite drink?
Flavored lemonade (strawberry or mango!)
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Taking a random adventure somewhere
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Bankrate
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
NA
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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