Romain Burrel
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Financial editor. I know…
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I m not that old !
How is social media changing news?
The question I ask myself these days is : how to be a journalist without caring about social medias ?
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Elizabeth banks in Pitch Perfect (got it ?)
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Taking a Polaroid shot of the world. But with words.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
6 lines pitch by mail.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Twitter
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter but it s a hate/hate relationship
Who do you wish followed you?
David Bowie. But you know… death…
Why did you become a journalist?
Telling stories, human stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Unknown LGBTQI+ Survivors around the world published un Numéro
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Find a proper job
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning !
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Can you write a 8000 word piece about this annual gay orgy in NYC ?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
6 lines pitch max by email
What's your favorite drink?
Anything with bourbon in it
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
My phone…
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Guardian, Uncut, NYT
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
My beat ?! What the F does that mean ?
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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