Jonathan P-Wright on Muck Rack

Jonathan P-Wright

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Covers:  Hip-Hop, Music, Technology, Business, and Social Justice
Doesn't Cover: Politics,

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for HIPHOPSINCE1987

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

The truth can be manipulated now. It's scary

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ernest Hemmingway

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means that I have a responsibility to share my truth with the world.

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

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email

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

Prowriting Aid.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Diddy

Why did you become a journalist?

I was born to write. It's a gift from God

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?

The Manifestation of BLXST

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be natural and don't compromise your journalistic values

When's the best time to pitch you?

In the morning

What's the best pitch you ever got?

To write about BLXST

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

About some hate related

What's your favorite drink?

Deleon Tequila

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

At Anytime Fitness working out

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

Stupid Dope and HYPEFRESH

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

I'm too casual

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