sean mccormack
Ireland
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
School magazine
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Lowering wages, expectations and dumbing everything down.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In plain English
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft word
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Vincent Browne
Why did you become a journalist?
To promote baseball in Ireland
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Submitted features
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
They all have aspects I'm happy with.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Re read everything
When's the best time to pitch you?
Monday mornings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Covering any live game is great
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Offer to cover softball games
What's your favorite drink?
Irish Whiskey
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
A a game.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Phoenix Magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Baseball in Ireland is dominated by American players
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