John Sabino on Muck Rack

John Sabino

(He/Him)
New Jersey, South Carolina
Covers:  Golf, travel
Proud parent, golf enthusiast and golf writer, birdied 12th hole at Augusta, cancer survivor

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

blog writer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes, 30 years ago

How is social media changing news?

It's dumbing it down into small nonsensical items for click bait

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

P.G. Wodehouse

What does it mean to be a journalist?

high satisfaction

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#don't know

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Word, Google

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

Who do you wish followed you?

Tiger Woods

Why did you become a journalist?

because I love to write

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

no

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Story about a South African golfer during the Apartheid Era

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

persevere, write on-line to be discovered

When's the best time to pitch you?

morning

What's the best pitch you ever got?

I don't recall

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

to write about something that was clearly just a product push

What's your favorite drink?

Guinness

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

playing golf

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

Wall Street Journal

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