Joel King
As seen in:
Blunt Magazine,
Red Hat,
Bristol Post,
Tone Deaf,
The BRAG,
Classic Trains,
Concrete Playground
Covers:
Music Industry
Culture
Entertainment
Media
Creator Economy
Internet Culture
Digital Publishing
Youth Culture
Investigative Reporting
Doesn't Cover:
Politics
Business
Finance
Sport
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
TBH, this one, Blunt
Have you ever used a typewriter?
when I was a kid
How is social media changing news?
It's all about narrative and attention
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William Miller
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To find the truth, verify it's in the public interest and publish it right then
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
If its breaking and its big, call me, otherwise email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A phone
What's your favorite social network?
Suno
Who do you wish followed you?
I've never thought about it
Why did you become a journalist?
I started a website on topics I was passionate about, I never planned on doing any journalism
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Absolutely not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Is Yungblud an industry plant
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
When you are copping hate from both sides of a story, you are probably doing a great job
When's the best time to pitch you?
When the story breaks
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The next one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I wouldn't remember it if it was so bad
What's your favorite drink?
water at the moment but it's a Monday
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Everywhere, I don't sit on computers for more than a few min
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Professor Jiang
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
you tell me
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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