Matthew Best
(He/Him or They/Them)
As seen in:
Penn Live Patriot-News,
Royal Society of Chemistry,
Cell Press,
RaceDepartment,
Open Canada,
Broadview Magazine
Covers:
Refugees, War, Courts, Justice, Crime
Doesn't Cover:
Sports
Farewell to this hellsite 🫡@matthewbest.bsky.social
@OttawaCitizen @ottawasuncom @globeandmail @BroadviewMag @OpenCanada
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Reviewing videogames. Yep.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yep!
How is social media changing news?
For the worse. People have gone from being entitled to their own opinions to entitled to their own facts.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spider Jerusalem
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wow. Word. Excel. Photoshop. Lightroom. Illustrator. Audition. Premiere Pro. Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. CanLII. LexisNexis. SPSS. QGIS.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The ones that never got published!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever I'm caffeinated.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A person I once covered felt that made them noteworthy enough to bombard me with regular self-authored press releases about national events.
What's your favorite drink?
Rye & ginger
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