Jo Ciavaglia
Verified
As seen in:
Bucks County Courier Times,
MSN,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
FSU Wire,
USA Today,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News,
Aol,
Yahoo Finance,
Associated Press
and
Covers:
Watchdog investigative reporter with extensive experience in crime, justice, health, consumer & in-depth topics
Doesn't Cover:
arts, entertainment, technology
Award-winning investigative word herder @CourierTimes; loud spin teacher, undercover superhero, recreational bad-ass. Ideas & Tips: jciavaglia@couriertimes.com
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing reviews for the Bucks County Playhouse. I was 19.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yep
How is social media changing news?
Making it faster, and unfortunately, more ripe for mistakes
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't admire fictional journalists
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The power to influence, change and hold politicians and other leaders' feet to the fire; the power to educate people and empower them.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
All of them
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Anne Hull
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm nosy
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'm pretty proud of the two-part home improvement contractor series I just finished called Building A Case
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Find another career
When's the best time to pitch you?
rarely
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The email ones where the person acts like he/she knows you. Reads as phony
What's your favorite drink?
Cherry lemon seltzer water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my smartphone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Too many to possibly name but I tend to read journalists whose writing I admire
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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