Kirk Miller
As seen in:
MSN,
Yahoo Life,
Chicago Tribune,
SAGE Publishing,
SFGate,
Veterinary Record,
Chron,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports,
Fairfield Citizen
and
Covers:
Food/drink, travel tech, culture, men's lifestyle, style, news
I’m probably online
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern at Entertainment Weekly
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It's harder to get a nuanced story
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kent Brockman
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To uphold standards and impart information in a digestible and fun way
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, Google Docs, Grammarly, phone
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Nobody!
Why did you become a journalist?
It aligned with my interests and I love writing
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not (college, yes)
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My most recent story where I traveled to Somerset, KY, to interview the team behind Horse Soldier Bourbon
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep you contacts list and anything else you think you'll need off of your work computer
When's the best time to pitch you?
10-5 on weekdays
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Somebody pitched me on trying North Korea's only liquor
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A publicist hounded me to write about some sort of menstrual product (at a men's lifestyle publication)
What's your favorite drink?
Coke Zero, by the amount of it I consume
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a bar (for work!) Or taking a walk.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Wirecutter
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we make enough money to live comfortably
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