William Ramsey
Verified
(He/Him)
- News Director, The News Leader (Staunton, VA)
- Investigations and Enterprise Editor, USA Today
- Enterprise Editor, Democrat and Chronicle
Waynesboro
As seen in:
Democrat and Chronicle,
The News Leader (Staunton, VA),
USA Today,
The Daily Mirror,
Yahoo News,
Aol,
Western Mail,
Yahoo Sports,
Birmingham Mail,
Scottish Daily Record,
Asbury Park Press,
Bristol Post,
The Oklahoman
and
Covers:
Housing, climate, mental health, social justice
News director, newsleader.com. Rode a tornado out of Texas, through skies over Kansas, bounced near the Puget Sound and ended up in idyllic Shenandoah Valley.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Interning at the now-defunct Dallas Times Herald, filing investigative reporting documents. Had to take a bus 1.5 hours each way, every day.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
@wmramsey on Twitter
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Kinky Friedman
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Editor-in-chief, writer wrangler, disciple of Mrs. Cathey Weigel
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn about everything, listen more than talk, avoid credit card debt and off-the-record sources.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.