Matthew Ross
As seen in:
Variety,
Medscape,
CBR,
Royal Society of Chemistry,
Cell Reports Medicine,
Montreal Gazette,
The Sports Network (TSN),
Fort Collins Coloradoan,
Female First,
JNeurosci
and
Covers:
music, politics, architecture and design, crime, art, sports, film, business
Matthew Ross is an award-winning filmmaker and journalist from New York City.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Senior film writer at the now-defunct Creative Planet.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Whatever I say will be outdated in three months. Perhaps that's my answer....
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
J.J. Hunsecker in The Sweet Smell of Success.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Depends on the day and the assignment.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
The usual.
What's your favorite social network?
The local pub.
Who do you wish followed you?
Muhammad Ali.
Why did you become a journalist?
I loved writing about movies.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote about the New York City music scene.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The investigative story I wrote about Tim Tracy's nightmare in a Venezuelan prison for Playboy Magazine.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Pitch aggressively.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever you like.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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