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Matt McDonald on Muck Rack

Matt McDonald

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Washington, D.C.
Covers:  US politics, the Democratic party, the internet, higher education, breaking news, youth culture, several other things.
🇺🇸 managing editor, the spectator. tips: matt@thespectator.com signal: mattjpfmcdonald.91

Interview

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What's your favorite social network?

They're all ruining society.

Who do you wish followed you?

Tyler, The Creator

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I didn't, but I did launch a newspaper at the Connecticut summer camp where I was a counselor.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Start writing (or interviewing, filming, taking pictures, digging) and don't stop.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Between 6 and 10am on weekdays. Or overnight.

What's your favorite drink?

Cider (the European kind).

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