Michael Gaskell
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
Yahoo Life,
The Guardian,
SmartBrief,
eSchool News,
Tech & Learning,
K-12 Dive,
Ed Post,
eCampus News
Covers:
My focus is on solutions to common problems, in ways that are refreshing and unconventional. I weave science with anecdotal evidence and my 25 years of experience as an educational leader
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Eschoolnews, 2018
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
It is making it harder to find the facts.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Rudyard Kipling
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To write factual options to the misinformation that pervades social media.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Reading or exercising.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Computer, and siri!
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Educators and parents
Why did you become a journalist?
I love sharing evidence based ideas.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Leading Schools Through Trauma.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing, even if it's not perfect, and keep pitching, even if it's not perfect.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I will change your school!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I should get help from you...
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Smartbrief
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
We need to follow the rules, all the time.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.