Ryan Gallagher
Freelance Writer & Real Talk Journalist. Find samples of my writing, marketing work, or just other stuff I find interesting.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Monmouth U newspaper / Asbury Park Press
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Social media is creating more information to sift through and increased need for media literacy
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No one alive
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means you have to be willing to forget your own opinion and search for facts.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Anything from the fake news media
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With topics that pay money
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft word/excel, Wordpress, GMail suite,
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Tyler the Creator
Why did you become a journalist?
Not sure
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Monmouth U newspaper. I wrote/edited a surfing column. Weekly articles / range of topics
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I am most proud of building, writing, and printing an East Coast surf magazine (the only one in print) alongside my business partner
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing. Writers write
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever you're going to pay me
What's the best pitch you ever got?
One I am working on now: interview my friend who is a pro skater as well as his brother who is a pro video game player
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Probably something from my old boss
What's your favorite drink?
Beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the beach
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Surfer's Journal
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I dont have a beat
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