Rick Adams
Verified- Editor in Chief, Military Simulation and Training Magazine
- Editor, CAT: Civil Aviation Training Magazine
Geneva, Languedoc-Roussillon
As seen in:
CAT: Civil Aviation Training Magazine,
Flightglobal,
Aviation International News,
New Pittsburgh Courier,
Uniting Aviation,
Helicopters Magazine,
ULTIMATE JET
Covers:
aviation, all topics; training; safety; simulation, AI, AAM
Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society (#RAeS); Secretary, Society of Hickory Golfers (SOHG)
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Daily newspaper, Binghamton NY, while still in high school
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Royal manual - still have it
How is social media changing news?
Accelerating timing, undermining credibility
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Annie Young, Murder in Paris, Murder in Geneva, etc. by D-L Nelson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Objectivity, fairness
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Why did you become a journalist?
Discovered I had a talent for it
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, sports, then editor in chief
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The next one
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get your facts correct
When's the best time to pitch you?
Email
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Still waiting
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many unsuited for our publication, none memorable, obvious lack of research
What's your favorite drink?
Cold
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the golf course
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
WaPo, NYT, New Yorker
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