Joe Viray on Muck Rack

Joe Viray

Quezon City
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Covers:  NBA
NBA writer. Warriors words for @unstoppablebaby. General NBA words for @SBNationNBA. Email: jviray90@gmail.com
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Never.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To be a journalist means being objective but also doing your duty to discover, deliver, and defend the truth.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Being DM'ed on Twitter or emailed.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Zach Lowe, Nekias Duncan, etc.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No, I didn't.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime. Any opportunity I can get right now, I will take it.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

I haven't gotten a bad pitch yet, honestly.

What's your favorite drink?

Coffee

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Eating outside (although not much lately due to the pandemic) or visiting my girlfriend.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The Athletic
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