Sam DeLong
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Chico News & Review,
LinkedIn News,
Medium,
Collider,
Dialnet - Universidad de La Rioja,
PSX Extreme,
Phrasemaker
Covers:
Movies TV
Gaming Comics
Doesn't Cover:
politics
Features Reporter at Chico News & Review. Twitch Affilate. Disability and accessability adovocate.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I was Fact Checker for the Paradise Post in Paradise, CA
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
It is changing the flow of information. But also it is making misinformation much more common.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means to connect thsoe around us through writing. Connecting through interviews, and teaching us how to be better people
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
hmmm im not sure
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
social media
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
All of the Adobe suites
What's your favorite social network?
X
Who do you wish followed you?
Why did you become a journalist?
To write about things I love
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I did. I wrote the Will C. Wood Post from 1992-1995
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Writing about Chris Reeve's Disability Advocacy
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep Trying.
When's the best time to pitch you?
in the AM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Still waiting on that one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
a story re cap for Arcane because it was cancelled.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Gaming or Ediitng Videos, or writing
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Comics
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that I more well known that I am.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.