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Pascal Rabiller on Muck Rack

Pascal Rabiller

Verified
(He/Him)
  • Head of the Economics Department, Sud Ouest
Bègles
Covers:  l'économie régionale, nationale et internationale
Doesn't Cover: la culture, le sport

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

pigiste sportif

Have you ever used a typewriter?

oui hélas

How is social media changing news?

il rendent l'information accessible à tous les publics et tout particulièrement les jeunes qui désertent la presse "papier"

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

je n'en ai pas, désolé

What does it mean to be a journalist?

être curieux et aimer encore plus les gens que le scoop

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

aucun

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

par courriel

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

CUE

What's your favorite social network?

Bluesky

Who do you wish followed you?

une "successeuse"

Why did you become a journalist?

parce que j'aime écrire

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

non

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

celle qui va venir

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

ne pas compter leurs heures et ne pas se couper de la vie. Sortir et écouter ce que la rue dit

When's the best time to pitch you?

le matin, tôt de préférence

What's the best pitch you ever got?

celle qui donne envie d'en savoir plus

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

il n'y a pas de "pire" proposition, seulement des propositions qui tapent à côté de mes sujets et de nos lecteurs

What's your favorite drink?

le pepsi max

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

dans des lieux de vie. Quels qu'ils soient

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Les Echos

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

que j'en aurais un. J'aime tout

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