Peter Rugh
As seen in:
The Indypendent,
VICE,
VICE UK,
Salon,
Mic,
Common Dreams,
Truthout,
AlterNet,
EcoWatch,
CounterPunch,
Dissent Magazine
and
Covers:
healthcare, police brutality, environment, social movements, all levels of politics, education, art & culture, labor
Doesn't Cover:
dog, pony, shows, and
Managing Editor @TheIndypendent. Show me your love & rage #NYC. Views my own. Tips/love letters/hate mail: RughTheDay[at]Gmail
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yep.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
spider jerusalem
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To piss off the right people.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Preferably on a note attached to flowers, otherwise a simple email works.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Nikon DX, Zoom H4, IPhone, pen and notebook, MacBook.
Who do you wish followed you?
A horde of famished wildebeests.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Started my own. The school shut it down.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Eat your veggies.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.