Richard Costa
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I worked for a few small websites before I became first a part-time and then a full-time staff writer at TechRaptor.net.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. It's great for distraction-free writing, but not practical.
How is social media changing news?
It's changing journalism by killing it.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spider Jerusalem. Definitely not as a role model.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To report and reflect on the events and figures of current times so that we might have a glimpse of future times. Or die typing.
What's your favorite social network?
None.
Why did you become a journalist?
It paid slightly better than being a translator and editor in a developing country.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, there wasn't one. If there were, I would write about nerd stuff.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My features on independent developers and studios, but I hope my best work is yet to come.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An editor asked me to write an anniversary feature on Fallout 2 and it was probably the most popular article I've written.
What's your favorite drink?
I drink water like a Fremen, but I like a bitter beer now and then.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Mine is far from my favorite. I read journalists before I read publications, and they are too numerous to list.
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