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Thiago Souza on Muck Rack

Thiago Souza

Brazil
Covers:  Videogames, Visual Design and Geek Culture.
Doesn't Cover: Politics, Sports, Economy, Health.
Graphic & Web Designer - Illustrator - Comic Book Artist - Eletronic Music Composer - Game Developer

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Was at "A Comarca". Back then i was searching about local news.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! Funny!

How is social media changing news?

there´s a lot of crap out there. But you can reach the facts faster.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Clark Kent. But, Lois Lane come first!

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Is about to tell the right information.

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

#Lulalivre.... it must be a bad joke, right?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

With flashbacks...

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Coreldraw, Photoshop, Pagemaker

What's your favorite social network?

Linkedin

Who do you wish followed you?

Honestly i don´t have an answer for this...

Why did you become a journalist?

Because of Clark Kent!

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

Yes! I did the newspaper for Wizard | Worktek in my town.

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

Newapple

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Know the subject you´re talking about. Always!

When's the best time to pitch you?

When the publisher of Red Leaf Comics, said that i was the better artist of his studio!

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Red Leaf Comics editor. He said i was the best.

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

When i did a job for Balmer.

What's your favorite drink?

Coffee, what else?

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Reading programming language books. Or at my Nintendo!

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Jose Simao

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

the interlining and sometimes the sarcasm.

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