Rutger Middendorp
(He/Him)
As seen in:
RTL Nederland,
Bright
Covers:
Electric cars, innovation, climate change, sustainability
Content maker, presentator & schrijver | EV-tester-des-vaderlands | rutgermiddendorp.nl | Bright | Top Alles podcast
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Website articles for Bright.nl
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Not for actually typing on.
How is social media changing news?
The kneejerk reaction of people becomes the trigger for headlines.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Will McAvoy from the Newsroom
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Making sense of the world and sharing the outcome.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
To the point, businesslike.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe suits, Office, Google Docs, Rodecaster, GoPro, cameras
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram. Less hate. More pictures.
Who do you wish followed you?
CEO's of car companies
Why did you become a journalist?
I am very curious by nature and I love telling a story.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
There was none
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
"Let's talk about sustainability"
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write for one single person. Imagine them when you write it.
When's the best time to pitch you?
End of the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
"We as a car company want 0 deaths in or by our cars from 2020. Come visit us and see how we take this challenge head-on"
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
This is our press release, please post this.
What's your favorite drink?
Sprite.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking the dog in our beautiful countryside in the north of Groningen
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Practical sportsbikes
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That my interest lies mostly with the physical gadget itself.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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