Mark Peikert on Muck Rack

Mark Peikert

Verified
(He/Him)
Los Angeles
As seen in: Meet Me at Crafty, Apple Podcasts, IMDb, MSN, MSN Australia, Yahoo Entertainment, Yahoo Life, Yahoo Canada, Aol, Rolling Stone, Time Out and
Covers:  Below-the-line creators for film and TV
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Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

How old do you think I am?

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Do I count?

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

Really?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With grace

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

Cigarettes and gin

What's your favorite social network?

Tin cans

Why did you become a journalist?

It was the first job I was offered and then I got too famous to quit.

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?

I forget them as soon as I publish them.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't.

What's your favorite drink?

Martini

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

At a laptop at a bar.
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