Matthew Phillips on Muck Rack

Matthew Phillips

San Diego
As seen in: Medium, MSN, The New York Times, Forbes, The Telegraph, Wiley Online Library, Sydney Morning Herald, The Conversation, The Globe and Mail, Albany Business Review and
Covers:  culture, outdoors, arts, pop music, fine art, film, books, class
Writer and editor.
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Interview

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Raoul Duke – of course.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means providing a valuable service to your community – often at great personal sacrifice.

Why did you become a journalist?

I love writing and getting to know people; I'm a storyteller at heart.

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

Yep, covered sports.
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