Ryan McFadden
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MSN,
The Washington Post,
Yahoo News,
U.S. News and World Report,
WJZ-TV (Baltimore, MD),
Chicago Tribune,
ESPN Deportes,
Flipboard,
SB Nation,
Yahoo Sports
and
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Montgomery County Sentinel
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Making news easier to receive
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
J. Jonah Jameson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist means being a storyteller.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, cell phone and IPad
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
JK Rowling
Why did you become a journalist?
I couldn't make my high school basketball team.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I worked for my high school newspaper as a sports writer, covering basketball, football and baseball.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I did a story for Testudo Times on why DeMatha football players were not going to the University of Maryland.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Hold on to your dream and never give up.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Iona College science professor was starting a powerlifting team.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I never got a bad pitch
What's your favorite drink?
Orange Juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing video games, watching sports, or writing
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Washington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's easy
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