Simon Dodson
As seen in:
Medium
Covers:
trending, local,health, digital, seo, technology, society
Doesn't Cover:
long form op ed gender issues
kicken the door wavin the four four
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
outside vox
Have you ever used a typewriter?
sure
How is social media changing news?
authority
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
klosterman
What does it mean to be a journalist?
report the story
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
one note, python, r , word, adobe
What's your favorite social network?
ello
Who do you wish followed you?
bill gates
Why did you become a journalist?
online news
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
digital layouts
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
20111 floods
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
know how to use digital tools
When's the best time to pitch you?
any
What's the best pitch you ever got?
build 56 site news site network
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
everything a first year says.
What's your favorite drink?
coke
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
thinking about how do i get back to my computer.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
37signals , klosterman
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
conspiracy or that there is relationships between things that are unrelated... like not even close. or that people think they understand news
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