Sean Rayford
Verified
As seen in:
Medium,
The New York Times,
The New York Times en Español,
Bloomberg Businessweek,
Bloomberg Markets Magazine,
Bloomberg News,
El País,
HuffPost,
The Wall Street Journal,
TIME
and
Covers:
News, weather, politics, sports, etc
Photojournalist in the capital of South Carolina. Freelancer with Getty Images, The New York Times, AP and more. www.sodacitizen.com
Interview
How is social media changing news?
Local daily newspapers now want to be crappy local television stations.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalists are responsible for creating the first draft of history and that is an immense responsibility.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
Who do you wish followed you?
Folks who can teach me.
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a journalist because I couldn't do anything else without wishing I was a journalist.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I worked as a photographer at my high school newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I'm proud of my coverage of flooding after Hurricane Irma because I used my kayak to get me access to flooded neighborhoods.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work on personal projects to get the clients you desire.
When's the best time to pitch you?
9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's always exciting.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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