Joe Gomez on Muck Rack

Joe Gomez

  • Host, American Grit Podcast
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: KTVT-TV (Ft. Worth, TX), The Epoch Times, KFSN-TV (Fresno, CA), Daily Voice, Daily Voice Adams County, Inkl
Covers:  illegal immigration, border security, missing people, crime, politics, consumer reports, breaking news, civil rights
International news man. Formerly: NBC News Radio, CNN, CBS and iHeartRadio. I appear on TV from time to time. Now: Epoch Times.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Columnist

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Its turning into a news-wire service.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

George R. R. Martin

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Everything.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#TooFatTooKill

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Give me all I need to know in the subject line.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Everything

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Conan O'Brien

Why did you become a journalist?

To give people a voice.

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?

Traveling undercover into Juarez, Mexico during the peak of the drug wars.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Know that you will never have an ordinary or "easy" life if you pursue this field.

When's the best time to pitch you?

In the morning
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