Rob LeFebvre
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
Yahoo Life,
Yahoo Singapore,
Engadget,
Yahoo Finance,
Entrepreneur,
Flipboard,
International Business Times (U.S.)
and
Covers:
Technology, gaming (mobile, console, PC), education, music
Freelance Writer & Managing Editor
Formerly @LifewireTech, @Engadget, @GamesBeat
Adult-onset gamer, guitarist, singer, lover. he/him, INFP
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I co-founded GamesAreEvil and ThePortableGamer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yep
How is social media changing news?
News is now subjective.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spider Jerusalem
What does it mean to be a journalist?
making the complicated understandable
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
never seen one.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
macbook pro, Slack, Asana, Trello, Chrome
What's your favorite social network?
sigh. probably FB
Who do you wish followed you?
You
Why did you become a journalist?
I get to learn something new every day.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
the ones that bring unheard voices forward
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Diversify - don't settle for one beat (especially gaming)
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
That one with the thing.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
the ones that mention a story then pitch a totally different thing
What's your favorite drink?
jameson mule
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
behind a book
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Boing Boing
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that it's all playing games
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