Mike Dunn
Verified
As seen in:
Gaming Trend,
Medium,
Digital Trends,
O'Reilly Media,
International Airport Review,
Boxing News 24/7,
The Megalithic Portal,
AFC Wimbledon,
The Pioneer (Big Rapids, MI),
The Herald Review (Big Rapids, MI),
Lake County Star
and
Covers:
Tabletop games and culture
Editor-in-Chief, Tabletop for Gaming Trend and lover of vinyl, comics, and Ween
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
GamingTrend
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It isn't good
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spider Jerusalem
What does it mean to be a journalist?
We help our readers make decisions about the kinds of games they want to play
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Don't know
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Da Vinci Pro, Wordpress, Affinity Designer
What's your favorite social network?
They all kind of suck now
Who do you wish followed you?
More game players!
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love games
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?
Our Best of Gen Con 2023
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Just keep writing or making videos
When's the best time to pitch you?
weekday mornings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
One of my writers proposed to use theater as an analogy for a game he was reviewing
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Every guest post request we get
What's your favorite drink?
Dr Pepper
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a table playing games
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
SUSD
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's all video
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