Noah Tong
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Present: @modrnhealthcr Past: @FierceHealth, @CBJournal, former sports reporter. Based in Chicago. Signal: ntong.49
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sports freelancer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
People rarely read anything more than the headline before jumping to an uninformed comments section. Difficult to monetize.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Will McAvoy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Finding and conveying the truth
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Computer sticky notes, Word Docs, AP, Quarkxpress, Photoshop, WordPress
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Grant Wahl
Why did you become a journalist?
To become a trusted source of sports news
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?
The last one
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
I could give the contact information of people who have been in the business longer than me. Above all else, make good use of opportunities
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The next one!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The one that is never sent
What's your favorite drink?
Grapefruit juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a soccer field
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Athletic. There's a wide range of extensive sports coverage that cannot be found anywhere else online.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That covering sports is easy
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