Phillip Moyer
Las Vegas
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern at Coronado Lifestyle Magazine
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Increased reliance of detailed and/or eye-catching headlines
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgundy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Tell the truth as accurately as possible, without letting your own biases get in the way.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
iNews, Sinclair Storyline FTP, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I never worked for my high school newspaper, though I was heavily involved at the college newspaper at Point Loma Nazarene university.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The ongoing coverage of the 1 October shooting in Las Vegas
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A man tried to get me to do a story about their flight being delayed. They admitted this was so they could threaten the airport staff.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Lots of viewers seem to think we automatically know all information about any subject, which is so far from the case it's not even funny
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