Matthew Eadie
- Photographer, Writer, and Journalist, Freelance
- Reporter and Photojournalist, Evanston Now
Boston, Cleveland, Evanston
As seen in:
Evanston Now,
The New York Times,
MDPI,
Flipboard,
The Seattle Times,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC),
The Telegraph (India),
NewsBreak,
Honolulu Star-Advertiser,
Philadelphia Tribune
and
Covers:
Politics, news
Politics & government reporter @EvanstonNow 📸✍🏼 // @COMatBU @dailyfreepress alum • Have a tip? I'm on Signal: mattheweadie.02
Interview
How is social media changing news?
It's giving more people access to information faster than ever before
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means you're a defender of democracy and the truth
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I want to know the story and have the option to take it
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Otter
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
I like asking questions and figuring out why things are the way they are
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No I did not
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story about the Vice President visiting Boston for a speech
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Ask the difficult questions no one else wants to ask
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A story about a price increase at a dining hall
What's your favorite drink?
Milkshakes
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The NYT and Boston Globe
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Politics is uninteresting
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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