Rance Collins
Verified
As seen in:
Variety,
MSN,
MSN Singapore,
Yahoo Entertainment,
HuffPost,
MSN Malaysia,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News New Zealand,
Yahoo News UK,
Yahoo Singapore
and
Covers:
American politics, California politics, LGBTQ+ issues, Movies, Film history, Television
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
My college newspaper, The Signal.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. And I want a keyboard typewriter for my computer, please.
How is social media changing news?
It has made an immediate medium need to shoot even farther passed the speeding bullet.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hildy Johnson in "His Girl Friday"
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I believe stories truly do come down to the five burning question: Who? What? When? Where? Why?
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Anderson Cooper
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a journalist because I am obsessively devoted to researching and discovering truth.
When's the best time to pitch you?
11 am on a weekday.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
When I was asked to do a story on the preservation of a Black segregation-era school in Arkansas.
What's your favorite drink?
Iced coffee w/oat milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Watching the news curled up with my cat in front of the TV.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That politicians are inherently crooked or evil. The shades of gray have been lost.
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