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John Verive

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Los Angeles
Covers:  music, beer and food, beer business, craft beer, los angeles, beer, craft beers and microbreweries, travel, technology, productivity
Doesn't Cover: wine
My profile is woefully out of date. I used to write for lots of places. (I still write, but I used to write too.)

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John Verive is Southern California native and freelance writer dedicated to growing the craft beer scene in Los Angeles. He’s the founder of Beer of Tomorrow.com, former Editor-in-Chief of Beer Paper LA, covers the beer-beat for the Los Angeles Times, and is a Certified Cicerone®. John loves lagers, session beers, and finding perfect pairings; you can follow him on Twitter at @octopushat and @beeroftomorrow.

What was your first job as a journalist?

The first check I ever received for my journalistic writing was actually from the LA Times

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not since I was about 10

How is social media changing news?

Unfortunately, it's putting way too much emphasis on the headline and "lead".