Tim Wenger
Verified
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and
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing a weekly column about the music scene in Denver for Cities2Night in2010.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It gives a voice to everyone, which forces real journalists to up their game.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stephen Colbert
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell the story as it is.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google, WordPress, and a slew of apps.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Tom Delonge.
Why did you become a journalist?
It's the best job for a former punk rocker.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was the lead news editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
How First Nations in Northern BC are harnessing outdoor recreation to create a stable economic driver.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Put yourself out there and network at every given opportunity. Then, do what you tell people you'll do.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mondays
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pitch about the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution from the perspective of a native citizen who now visits Romania as a traveler.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any email that contains 3 or more pitches with minimal info about why any are relevant to my pub right now
What's your favorite drink?
Cold beer.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On a splitboard in the mountains.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
National Geographic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That carbon offsets are inherently legit.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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