Jordan Smith on Muck Rack

Jordan Smith

  • Conductor, Symphony Number One
United States
As seen in: MSN, Business Insider, The Washington Post, Yahoo News, BuzzFeed, New York Post, News.com.au, The Wall Street Journal, Green Entrepreneur, Inc. and
Covers:  classical music, contemporary music
Doesn't Cover: pop, women's health, middle east, home and garden, lifestyle, military
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Sequenza 21

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Owned one

How is social media changing news?

It's not. It's changing how we get the news.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Peter Parker (photojournalist)

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

#unabletoliveinthemoment

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Rarely.

Who do you wish followed you?

Great thinkers and leaders as well as casual music fans.

Why did you become a journalist?

To combine my love of writing and my love of music with my curiosity.

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

"The Scoop." I was the op-ed columnist for the local 6th grade rag. Couldn't believe no one else wanted to compete for that job!
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