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Peter Foxhoven on Muck Rack

Peter Foxhoven

(He/Him)
Des Moines
Covers:  He is married to a loving wife, and he is currently the primary caretaker of a two-year-old with extensive physical disabilities.
Doesn't Cover: Politics

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Muck Rack

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

positive

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Muck Rack

What does it mean to be a journalist?

a lot

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

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

organically

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

microsoft

What's your favorite social network?

Muck Rack

Who do you wish followed you?

Muck Rack

Why did you become a journalist?

last year

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

Muck Rack

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

turning the table on you

When's the best time to pitch you?

morning

What's the best pitch you ever got?

turning the table on you

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

interviewee

What's your favorite drink?

water

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

reading

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

Muck Rack

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

turning the table

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