Phil Patterson on Muck Rack

Phil Patterson

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Belfast
As seen in: Ecotextile News, Medium, Law.com, Waco Tribune-Herald‎, New Food Magazine
Covers:  business, start-ups, life, sport, economics
Doesn't Cover: try me
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

sports round, covering rugby and cricket

How is social media changing news?

fake news, no arbiter of truth

What does it mean to be a journalist?

im not one yet, i just write for fun but have been published a few times...it is my dream to become one

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

laptop

What's your favorite social network?

instagram, sadly

Who do you wish followed you?

barack obama

Why did you become a journalist?

love to write

When's the best time to pitch you?

9am

What's the best pitch you ever got?

working out the best way to remodel and economy

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

drive to colchester to watch a cricket match

What's your favorite drink?

coffee and/or flavoured sparkling water

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

the economist

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

people pleasing
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