Christian Angeles
Verified
(He/Him)
- Entertainment Journalist, Freelance
- Editor In Chief, The DeMonster
- None, Fanbase Press
New Brunswick, New Jersey
As seen in:
The DeMonster,
IGN,
ComicsBeat,
TheGamer,
Hey Poor Player,
New Brunswick Today,
The Workprint,
The Fanbase Weekly Podcast,
Culture Slate,
K-Comicsbeat
Covers:
Television, movies, video games, comic books, and pop culture.
Editor-in-Chief: The DeMonster | Bylines: @ComicsBeat @TheGamerWebsite @IGN | COVERS: Comics, Games, TV/Film, Indies
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing about an open movie screening at a University.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Horribly.
How is social media changing news?
It lets information come out quickly. Yet, not always accurately.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hunter S. Thompson's Dr. Gonzo.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To share information but with a spin of personality.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail or direct messages through social media.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, GoogleDocs, Twine, and Final Draft.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter but it used to be Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
Neil Gaiman.
Why did you become a journalist?
To find an entryway into the industry.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The next story.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Put a deadline for your deadlines. That way when you miss the first one, you still have a buffer period.
When's the best time to pitch you?
The afternoon just after 1 pm.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
That it's dysfunctional superheroes made into a parody.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
That it's Star Wars without the Wars.
What's your favorite drink?
Scotch whisky neat
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In front of a TV screen.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Almost anything by Nerdist.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I just state opinions, despite citing my open sources in almost every piece I write.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.