Rebecca Smith
- Video Game Writer, Freelance
- Lead Game News Writer, GameRevolution
- News Writer and Reviewer, PlayStation LifeStyle
Wales
As seen in:
GameRevolution,
PlayStation LifeStyle,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Flipboard,
Yahoo,
ComingSoon,
TrueAchievements,
NewsBreak,
Management Today
and
Covers:
Video Games, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Oculus, PC, Technology, Virtual Reality
Lead Game News Writer @Game_Revolution. News writer and reviewer for @PSLifeStyle. Ex-News Manager at TrueGaming Network.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Volunteer news writer for TrueAchievements.
How is social media changing news?
News is reaching a larger audience far more quickly than it ever did before thanks to social media.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Bringing factually correct news to the public as soon as possible.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A developer interview with Misfits Attic. It was the first developer interview TrueAchievements had ever done.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't give up and don't take criticisms to heart if you want to improve your craft.
When's the best time to pitch you?
UK daylight hours
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An exclusive Xbox achievement reveal that was pitched exactly at my target audience.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
One that called me Dave. My name was even in my e-mail address.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I get paid to play games all day. If only it was that easy.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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