Steve Holt on Muck Rack

Steve Holt

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Boston, East Boston
As seen in: Boston University, Bloomberg CityLab, Bloomberg News, TIME, The Atlantic, Boston.com, Brookings Institution, Flipboard, Salon, The Christian Science Monitor, KQED-TV (San Francisco,CA) and
Covers:  Just about anything
Senior Editor, alumni publications, @bu_tweets. Bylines @edibleboston, @bostonglobe, @citylab, @civileats, & more. Formerly: @appmtnclub
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

As a freelancer.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Stephen Colbert.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To tell true stories, speak truth to power, and inform the public.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#BrianWilliamsMisremembers

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

Who do you wish followed you?

Editors, food industry activists, farmers, and fellow journalists.

Why did you become a journalist?

To write

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes - everything.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

My Boston Magazine profile of a teenager accused of murder, and the child service agency that may (or may not) have failed him. http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2012/05/did-massachusetts-fail-alleged-murderer-donald-rudolph/

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Read great writing!

When's the best time to pitch you?

Afternoons and evenings.
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