Orrin Konheim on Muck Rack

Orrin Konheim

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As seen in: Arlington Magazine, Cracked, Middleburg Life, Sun-Gazette, Washington City Paper, Medium, The Washington Post, Patreon, Patch, Yahoo Sports, Mental Floss, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, WhatCulture, Andscape and
Covers:  A wide variety, but my specialties roughly could be descrbed as: Entertainment, Movies, Television, Human Interest, Running, Judaism, Geography, and Transportation,
Doesn't Cover: Finance, Real estate, Technology, Health Care, Legal
freelance journalist/film blogger/NARA researcher/3-time goldfish owner. Write for ~7 outlets in the DC/Richmond area. Politically centrist
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Interview

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

I prefer the pitch to not be overly esoteric. Start out with 1-3 sentences highlighting the story and its relevance than follow with details

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Three steps: 1) Have a wide range of clips readily available 2) Have a good idea in the present 3) Be persistent in getting to an editor

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Activists in Louisa County fighting biological waste on their farms. An activist's daughter caught me on twitter, later expanding with email.

What's your favorite drink?

Many of the summer drinks like Chick Fil A's lemon drop or Wendy's strawberry lemonade.

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

In terms of journalism, I like to take my notes, print them out, and read them and notate them before I turn it into an article.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

In my entertainment beat-That it's not competitive
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