John Phillips on Muck Rack

John Phillips

Jacksonville
As seen in: Color Research & Application, HuffPost, Wiley Online Library, Yahoo News UK, CBS Moneywatch, CBS News, CNBC, KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh, PA), Newsweek Europe, The Wall Street Journal and
Covers:  courts, law, sports, attorney, lawyer
Doesn't Cover: barbie dolls, dancing
Follow me at @JohnPhillips.
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Interview

How is social media changing news?

It has become more instant, but also more careless.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email me.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter.

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

I worked for the yearbook. We didn't have a newspaper.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Detail matters.

When's the best time to pitch you?

24/7
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