John Bleasdale
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Book reviews
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I even wrote a novel on one. An old Olivetti.
How is social media changing news?
In impossibly complicated ways to explain. Wait and see, essentially.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jennifer Jason Leigh in Hudsucker Proxy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Fun poverty.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I've never seen a funny hashtag. Not once.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Generously.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, voice recorder, pens and pencils and paper
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Donald Trump
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm a writer. I need to write and no one wants my novel.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I made, wrote for and edited the one and only edition of my elementary school newspaper. By the time I got to high school, I was a wreck.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I did a series of articles on films that were related to bodily functions eg going to the toilet, being sick etc.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Invest in land
When's the best time to pitch you?
The morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I don't know.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I don't know.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
You mean misconception?
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