Ryan Abramson
(He/Him)
Pennsylvania
As seen in:
Medium,
The Pennsylvania State University (PSU)
Covers:
Pennsylvania State University
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Yearbook writer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
speed
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mark Twain
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Storytelling allows history to continue to be our teacher.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
trusttheprocess
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
honest questions that are not about politics
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
LLMs, Semrush, Drupal
What's your favorite social network?
instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
David Muir
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell meaningful stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
im not sure
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
write constantly, even if no one is reading what you wrote
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Write a highly technical research story but make it palatable to an average audience
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Write a research article without data
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
traveling
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Chronicle of Higher Education
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Its all about football
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