Larry Fleisher
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As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
MSN Colombia,
MSN Québec,
MSN Singapore,
MSN UK,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Business Insider,
Daily Mail
and
Covers:
Sports
Written for every wire service to exist since 4/28/2001. Owns a really good memory (not photographic but close). Mostly cares about immaculate grid on here.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
intern at SportsTicker in 2001
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
it makes it more instant
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
kent brockman
What does it mean to be a journalist?
it means to write stories
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
fakefootball talking about fantasy football
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
anyone who wants to
Why did you become a journalist?
just kind of happened.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no but in college
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
all of them
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
know how to write about many topics, especially in sports
When's the best time to pitch you?
i guess in the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
About the Baltimore Orioles head groundskeeper during the pandemic 2020 season.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
anything from cam soda
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
somewhere reading a book
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Newsday
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
baseball isn't work
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