John Verive
Verified
As seen in:
HuffPost,
Los Angeles Times,
Chicago Tribune,
Lifehacker,
VICE,
Orlando Sentinel,
Paste,
Los Angeles Magazine,
The Daily Meal,
Craft Beer
and
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My profile is woefully out of date.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.)
Interview
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".
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spider Jerusalem from the fantastic (and prescient) Transmetropolitan!
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Putting the story above your biases and writing things that you may not want to, and never having enough time to polish as much as you'd like
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Over a beer of course!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Lots and lots of notebooks. And Google Docs.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter because it's like an all-you-can-eat buffet
Who do you wish followed you?
I'm not picky, as long as there are a lot of them!
Why did you become a journalist?
To make Los Angeles a better city
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I didn't! I wasn't cool enough... I did get some poetry in the quarterly journal though.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The experience of traveling to Firestone Walker Brewery for the blending of their 17th Anniversary beer was amazing privilege.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Listen to editors, have thick skin, and don't read the comments
When's the best time to pitch you?
Happy hour
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.