Stephen T Lewis
New York, Rochester
As seen in:
Nature,
Frontiers,
BioRxiv,
Ultimate Classic Rock,
Mondaq,
National Geographic France,
Something Else Reviews,
NYS Music
Covers:
Rock and Roll history, instruments, bootlegs, recordings, analysis.
Talk from the Rock Room website, Radio Show and Podcast. Upcoming rock bio in the works...
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Transcontinent Record Sales in Buffalo, NY was my first job as a journalist. I composed PR for for our local and national roster of artists.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Distorting the truth.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgundy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To disseminate information in a truthful way and to uncover news that would otherwise go unknown.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Books, Articles, Computer, Audacity, Recording Gear, Typewriter, Notebooks, Pens. Coffee
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Robbie Robertson
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write and make investigative connections through text.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
College newspaper. Composed articles of interest.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Chris Hillman book review.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep going. Handle rejection.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime. I am always ready.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading in the woods.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Mojo
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That because I don't write for Rolling Stone I have nothing to say.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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