Robb Murray on Muck Rack

Robb Murray

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  • Freelance Writer, Editor, Content Marketer, and Educator, Freelance
Mankato
As seen in: The New York Times, Yahoo News, U.S. News and World Report, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Washington Times, Pioneer Press, The News & Observer, The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, The State, Bryan-College Station Eagle and
Covers:  Manufacturing, arts & entertainment, business, crime, higher education, law schools, marching bands, pets, gaming, health care, non-profits.
#writer | dog rescuer | #atheist
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I took a chance and tried my hand at writing for the student newspaper at my college. I never looked back.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Not for work.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Storytelling will never be irrelevant.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via limmerick

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

iPhone, digital voice recorder, Otter transcription service, Chromebook

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Springsteen

Why did you become a journalist?

Didn't have a choice.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

no

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Go into marketing.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Fastball, right under the chin.

What's your favorite drink?

Furious IPA from Surly

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Playing with my dogs.
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