Will Sellers
Montgomery
As seen in:
AL.com,
The Daily Caller,
findlaw.com,
Montgomery Advertiser,
The American Spectator,
City Journal,
Alabama Political Reporter,
Tuscaloosa News,
Yellowhammer News,
American Institute for Economic Research
and
Covers:
Historical essays of general interest
Doesn't Cover:
current politics
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I was editor of my High School newspaper and wrote editorials when I was in college. I now provide free content.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
My handwriting was so bad I learned to type when I was 12. I still have a manual Underwood in my office and also an IBM Selectric II.
How is social media changing news?
puts incorrect information out that must be countered.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I really don't read fiction.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
An obligation to provide unshaded information.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
It is always interesting when a verb tense or homonym is mis-used.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I don't usually something comes to me when I see a current issue that is a repeat of something historical.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
basic word processing: Word and Wordperfect.
What's your favorite social network?
none.
Who do you wish followed you?
my children
Why did you become a journalist?
I enjoy writing in my spare time to provide short summaries of historical events that might be overlooked.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
John Lewis' funeral at the Alabama Capitol.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Research, attention to detail and find the Achilles heel.
When's the best time to pitch you?
send me an email any time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
This is an easy project.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Just give us glittering generalities.
What's your favorite drink?
draft beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading outside.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Wall Street Journal Week-end Review
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I don't really have a beat. I simply write when I'm moved.
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