Tom Lawrence
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
MSN,
MSN Singapore,
MSN UK,
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News UK,
Yahoo Finance UK,
Entrepreneur,
The Daily Beast,
Flipboard,
Yahoo Sport UK
and
Covers:
Politics, government, agriculture, crime, baseball, music.
Writer/editor/author/softball player
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Arts reporter for college newspaper. Got to interview artists, singers, dancers and other talented people. Fantastic start.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course.
How is social media changing news?
New York Times
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lou Grant
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The pursuit of honesty and truth.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Emails with leads or ideas for features or news stories. Please specific deadline, product, length and pay.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Listen. Don’t talk very much, especially during an interview. Read. Take every opportunity to learn and grow.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To write a book on legendary Montana editor Mel Ruder. Mel was a remarkable man. It was an honor to write that. https://www.amazon.com/Pictures-Park-Pulitzer-Ruder-Hungry/dp/1560371617
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That reporters and editors are poor writers.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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