John Casey
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
RawStory,
The Advocate Magazine,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Yahoo News,
ABC News (Australia),
New York Daily News,
Adweek,
Google Blog,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports,
Yahoo
and
Covers:
Societal, political and issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community
Doesn't Cover:
News
PR Pro & Writer, Senior Edtior at The Advocate (#1 LGBTQ news site in the world), Adjunct Professor at Wagner College
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
This job
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
n/a
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
n/a
What does it mean to be a journalist?
n/a
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
n/a
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I write an opinion column
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
n/a
What's your favorite social network?
n/a
Who do you wish followed you?
n/a
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, sports editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
all of them
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
n/a
When's the best time to pitch you?
rarely
What's the best pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's your favorite drink?
n/a
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
n/a
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I accept press releases -- I don't
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.