Scott Johnson
Texas
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Taipei Times,
PYMNTS
and
I am dedicated to stopping the Amway Tool Scam (RICO fraud), lack of retail sales (illegal pyramid) and other MLM scams: AllMLMFacts.org
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
As a blogger.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
I already told Amway this answer in 2008 when they flew me over to Prague, put me up in a hotel, and fed me, on their dime.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Anybody who says Amway isn't a scam.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Tell the truth.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I can't remember one.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Any way the pitcher wants to pitch them.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My own brain.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
President Trump.
Why did you become a journalist?
To help others not get scammed by Amway and other MLM scams.
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?
Writing about the Amway Tool Scam.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
From some Amway employees.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I get them all the time, any pitch that claims MLMs are legitimate businesses are bad, because I know better.
What's your favorite drink?
Diet Coke.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Sleeping.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
tina.org
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I make things up and/or am not telling the truth.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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