Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance writing geek-related content about video games and movies for Wealth of Geeks.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Only in antique stores!
How is social media changing news?
People get information instantaneously---algorithms seem to align with promoting intense positive and negative emotions before information.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To write, provide information or context about any given thing, and entertain.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via Email or Slack.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I've got Google and Microsoft's word processors, InDesign for text design, and WordPress for managing submissions.
What's your favorite social network?
Does lurking Reddit count?
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone in the gaming or film industry.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I worked for the yearbook and was the lead photographer. I also pitched designs for the sports and extracurricular pages.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I enjoyed writing several pieces about the universe of Fallout, in all it's games, new TV show, and extra media content.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing and listen to your editor's feedback, always.
What's your favorite drink?
Arizona Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On a paddle board or at a street market.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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