Steven Stone
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
AudiophileReview.com,
Stereophile,
Home Theater Review,
The Absolute Sound,
Vintage Guitar Magazine,
Hi-Fi+,
Future Audiophile Magazine
Covers:
High performance audio, music, recordings, CDs, Music Streaming, High-End Audio, Headphones, In-ear headphones, Reference headphones, Recording technology, Vintage Guitars, Vintage mandolins, Bluegras
Doesn't Cover:
Consumer gadgets
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
The Real Paper, Cambridge MA.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Harlan Ellison
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Digital camera, computer, assorted audio gear, me...
What's your favorite social network?
An oxymoron...how can you favor a necessary evil?
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yep, photographer.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My first column in Vintage Guitar magazine. My Acousticville column was instrumental in returning Janis Ian's Martin guitar returned to her.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth closed...
When's the best time to pitch you?
via email...any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The best ones are the ones that yield stories.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
There have been so many...any pitch that demonstrates they have no idea what I cover gets deleted.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Everything I review is expensive...
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