Shaun Scott
Bihār, North Puyallup
As seen in:
Medium,
Color Research & Application,
The Guardian,
Quartz,
Sports Illustrated,
Pacific NW Magazine,
Paste,
Thought Catalog,
RealClear Politics,
AllEvents
and
Interview
How is social media changing news?
Decentering fake authority.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
De-centering yourself.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
The news are not so funny these days.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
Mark Fisher and the NFL editor of Sports Illustrated.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories that are not being told.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Draft something every week.
When's the best time to pitch you?
All day, any day.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I can't say!
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At my computer!
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That cultural criticism requires cleverness. It doesn't; it requires mastering the material.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.