Scott Murphy
Hong Kong
As seen in:
Forbes,
South China Morning Post,
MicroScope Magazine,
The Grammy Awards,
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),
JD Supra,
The Modesto Bee,
TheBody,
The Bolton News,
Forbes Japan
and
Covers:
Asia, entertainment, arts, travel, tech, food, health, sports
Doesn't Cover:
Generally not finance, though i sometimes make exceptions.
I write, make TV shows, love all media, and seek a constant life of adventure. Also, occasional nuclear disarmament consultant.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for the high school newspaper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes...
How is social media changing news?
News cycles are becoming increasingly shorter...
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Fletch comes to mind...
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The pursuit of the truth, a great story, a lot of thought, even more effort and the reward of having readers.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email me please
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word or Jotter....
What's your favorite social network?
Linked In
Who do you wish followed you?
A CEO who will commission me to write a series of articles for their company---hello Richard Branson?
Why did you become a journalist?
I like telling stories...
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes...I wrote...
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Quite a few, but I'll go with comparing the state of pollution in half a dozen global cities over a ten year period.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing...
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime...
What's the best pitch you ever got?
We're sending you to Hawaii to interview Leonardo DiCaprio. All expenses are paid....
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any where they have no concept of how to write a press release or what you can write about...
What's your favorite drink?
A cool drink on a summer's day (Also, whisky on the rocks!
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Roaming the streets...
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Currently, it''s a global daily...and there are quite a few...
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That anyone can do it...that's not true...
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