Juno Stump
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN Canada,
MSN Ireland,
MSN Singapore,
GameSpot,
Kotaku,
Substack,
Polygon,
Tom's Guide,
Game Informer
and
Covers:
culture, technology, entertainment, politics, anything interesting really --
Doesn't Cover:
Sports
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Pixelvolt - 2013
How is social media changing news?
I worked really hard on it and enjoyed researching the topic.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
April O' Neil.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Trello, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, TweetDeck, Zendesk, Audacity, OBS, Microsoft Office, Google Docs Suite, WordPress, and PhoenixCMS.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
I love discussing art and explaining what it does and how it does it. Flawed art is infinitely more discussing than "perfect" art.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
i did not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
do it the right reasons, including passion, and you will succeed, even when you do not
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime - I will respond to you as soon as I wake up or look at my phone again.
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
with my wife and pets
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Game Informer, Polygon, NPR, and old magazines on Internet Archive
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
"it's just playing games"
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.