Nate Swanner
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Dice Insights,
TechTarget,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
Yahoo Life,
Aol,
Yahoo Finance,
Digital Trends,
The Angle,
Android Authority,
Digitaltrends ES
and
Covers:
Men's fashion, streaming, sports, men's grooming, culture, food, drink, beer, wine, liquor, fitness, travel, outdoors, mountain biking, ski, snowboard, auto, EVs
Doesn't Cover:
Hardcore politics
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Covering Android
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yup.
How is social media changing news?
Disinformation and misinformation is now easier to come by. We should really stop social media for "news"
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't read fiction
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means respecting the reader
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't know, probably something related to that bag of milk we elected once
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, always
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
macOS, Asana, WordPress (duh), Office 365
What's your favorite social network?
lolol none, they're all terrible
Who do you wish followed you?
Only the best brands in the spaces we cover at The Manual. We build relationships - we don't source products.
Why did you become a journalist?
I've always enjoyed writing. Now people pay me for it. Suckers.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I don't have one favorite of MINE, but I'm always proud when readers email just to say they loved the story.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be realistic, be honest, be positive, be vulnerable with your readers, and do fun stuff.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time, but AM is always smart
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Any pitch that I can see returns value to my readers is automatically one of the best.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
It was for "mixed reality" (HoloLens) - long story, but a fun one.
What's your favorite drink?
Water (hydrohomies, we out here!)
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On a mountain, working out at home, or driving to a cool restaurant
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NYT
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That's it's "just" for men. I don't view most things as purely gendered.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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