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Timothy Seppala

  • Copywriter and Freelance Reporter, Freelance
Detroit
Covers:  Michigan tech, STEM, Detroit, small business, science, xbox one, video games, ps4, hd, nintendo, heavy metal, tech, automotive, home theater
Doesn't Cover: finance, theater, enterprise software,
Multimedia storyteller est. 2008 | Previous: Daily Beast, Wired, Engadget, Ars Technica | Jeff Hanneman over Dimebag Darrell | Pitch: timothyseppala @ gmail

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Blogger for MLive.com

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Nope.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To tell the stories that people might not want to read until they read them, give a voice to the voiceless and to inform.

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

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email. If we've worked together before, feel free to call me. But ONLY if we've worked together before.

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

Let's see. For tools I have a Zoom stereo digital recorder, my Macbook Air, a five-subject notebook, Klipsch S4i earbuds and that's about it

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

I wanted to get paid to write about video games, and later technology. Hearing the guys on the 1Up Yours podcast really cemented that.

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

The Power of Color for GamePro

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Don't back down.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Between 5 p.m. and 3 a.m.

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