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Mike Plotnick on Muck Rack

Mike Plotnick

  • Contributing Editor and Freelance Writer, Freelance
St. Louis
Covers:  Architecture, interior design, engineering, construction, sustainability, technology, entrepreneurship
Helping AEC firms discover, build & share their stories. Tweets by @SomeChum. #storytelling #writing #PR #contentmarketing #AECstories #ElevateYourStory

Interview

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Absolutely.

How is social media changing news?

Social media has equipped and empowered everyone to become a journalist, which has greatly complicated the reporting and consumption of news.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Murray Slaughter

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

E-mail

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Rev, Power Thesaurus, LinkedIn, Twitter and Google

What's your favorite social network?

TikTok

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

I'm always proud of completing a story about a complicated or cumbersome topic.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Focus more on your audience than yourself.

When's the best time to pitch you?

I'm always eager to learn about potential story ideas

What's your favorite drink?

Unsweetened iced tea

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Walking my two spoiled dogs.

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