Steve Morrow
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As seen in:
MSN,
Aol,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sports Canada,
Scranton Times-Tribune,
Wealth of Geeks,
Savoteur,
Radical FIRE,
The Sun News,
The cents of money
and
Covers:
Destination guides, outdoor adventures, camping, hiking, paddling.
MSN.com Direct Publisher
Looking for the next adventure
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Blogging
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
How is social media changing news?
Fake news
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgundy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
At its heart, journalism is about telling stories important to people and shining a light on the truth. Journalism informs, educates, and entertains. Journalists rely on facts and objectivity to report events fairly and without bias. Good journalism holds power accountable and gives voice to the voiceless.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Text Optimizer, Grammarly, TF-IDF, WordPress
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Steph Curry
Why did you become a journalist?
It's something I am very interested in.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
A journalist must capture the story's heart and communicate this to the reader, viewer, or listener.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A guy wanted me to link to his 5k word post on bass fishing
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Some guy emailed me with "hey" in the subject line. He wanted to buy my website.
What's your favorite drink?
Coca Cola
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Kayaking, or doing something outdoors
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Outside Online
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's expensive
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