Jimmy LaRoue
Verified
As seen in:
WAVY-TV (Portsmouth, VA),
MSN,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Yahoo News,
Aol,
Yahoo Finance,
The Hill,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports,
Yahoo
and
Covers:
norfolk state university men's basketball, high school sports, environment, soccer, elite youth soccer, chesapeake bay, track and field, lacrosse, college football, baseball, college basketball, high school soccer, cross country, norfolk state university football, field hockey, high school basketball, high school football, agriculture, high school volleyball, hampton university men's basketball
Doesn't Cover:
courts, crime, and
Digital content producer @WAVY_News. Former reporter @suffolknews.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I freelanced a few high school games for a local publication.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It's changed the immediacy in which people receive the news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Storyteller, truth-teller, versatile.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I haven't seen any that make me laugh.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Too many to count, and whatever I can use that will tell the stories I need and want to tell.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook, when I don't have to wade through vitriolic comments.
Who do you wish followed you?
As many people as thought what I had to say was useful to them.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to tell stories, and I love to write.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote news briefs, some copy editing.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I'm most proud of a series of three stories I wrote about the first person from Shenandoah County to die in Afghanistan.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be a good time manager, and do your best with the resources available to you. If you can join a union, do so.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The best pitches I got were from readers who would call or email and suggest stories I should cover.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Can't think of one specifically but I got a few in which someone would call at the last minute for coverage of a longstanding event.
What's your favorite drink?
Pepsi or black cherry soda
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my 2-year old daughter.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it was the only beat I had.
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