Jacob Kienlen
(He/Him)
As seen in:
IGN,
MSN,
MSN Brasil,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
IGN Brasil,
IGN Latinoamérica,
IGN Middle East,
IGN Nordic,
IGN Polska,
IGN Portugal
and
Covers:
Movies, Games, TV, Food, Drink, and LitRPG books
SEO Specialist for IGN. Previously at The Manual and Digital Trends.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I started out running the deals section of Digitaltrends.com back in 2018.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
People only read headlines now
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
For me, it just means I am enthusiastic about a topic to the point where I need others to see my enthusiasm,
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer to be left alone
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
SEM Rush and Wordpress
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Van Gogh
Why did you become a journalist?
I just kind of fell into it because I could write.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I once tested all of the flavors of LaCroix and ranked them. It gave me a lot of joy to do so.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn SEO, it's super important.
When's the best time to pitch you?
After 5 pm PST
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To review and endoscope, and I still don't know what it's for...
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To write about an endoscope
What's your favorite drink?
Wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Watching TV or playing games.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Does Imgur.com count as reading?
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I watch every genre of movies and TV
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.