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21 hours ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your current job? I just started as a senior writer at WIRED magazine, where I'll be writing a weekly newsletter about the Trump White House and how technology is informing modern politics — particularly through the lens of the Silicon Valley wing of the GOP clashing with the populist-nationalist wing we've come to know as MAGA. What was your first byline? My first legit byline came on May 16th, 2016 after the first day of my internship with the Albany Times-Union.
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1 day ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your job currently? I am the Supervising Executive Producer at AJ+, which is part of Al Jazeera. I am based in New York City, and oversee teams making video content in Doha, London and the United StatesHow often do you hire? I am generally responsible for hiring about once a quarter. I generally work with an executive producer who will be the direct line manager, and I provide oversight.
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2 days ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your current job? I’m a staff writer at Slate.com, primarily covering politics with occasional forays into the lifestyle of the suburban parent. Although I do a fair amount of reporting and writing longer pieces, I like to mostly think of myself as one of the world’s last living news bloggers. I also wrote a book called The Hot Seat which is mostly about the Michigan college football team and why college football drives people (such as me) so crazy (in ways both good and bad).
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3 days ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
The book title really says it all. If you’re looking for a cheeky guide to the world’s religions, then “The Joy of Sects” is for you. Over the course of your career, you are going to have the opportunity to report stories featuring people from all kinds of religious backgrounds. It is immensely helpful, then, to have this resource on hand to give you a sense of what matters in each one.
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5 days ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your current job? I’m a senior staff editor at Fast Company, overseeing the tech vertical’s day-to-day operations. I also occasionally write for the magazine. Your First Byline is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. What was your first byline? My first byline came as a senior at Temple University in Philadelphia.
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6 days ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your current job? I’m a Los Angeles Courts Correspondent for Bloomberg Law. I cover litigation, courthouses, and the State Bar. Lately, I’ve been wrapped up in covering the criminal trial and sentencing of Tom Girardi, the botched rollout of California’s brand-new bar exam, and a wonky state law called PAGA that lets workers sue their bosses to enforce labor code. What was your first byline?
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1 week ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your current job? I currently work as a senior reporter at Verite News, a local nonprofit newsroom in New Orleans, where I cover the local government. Fun fact: We’re also the only unionized newsroom in the city! But I’ve touched a lot of corners in media: from alt-weeklies to magazines, from serialized podcasts to documentaries. At this point, I am really happy to be working in local news with a great outlet, where the work is iterative.
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1 week ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your current job? Senior Staff Writer at Futurism. What was your first byline? Beyond a bit of (deeply cringe-inducing) self-publishing in my early twenties, my first real byline was in a small, independent zine. It was a really cool moment; I'd been pitching and submitting work for a while and not having any luck. (Which made sense, because in retrospect, most of what I was submitting was bad.
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1 week ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
What is your current job? Reproductive Health Reporter at The 19th. What was your first byline? I was an intern at The Texas Tribune (then just a three-year-old startup!) in 2012, the summer after my sophomore year of college. I didn't know anyone in Austin, but I was desperate for a chance to prove myself. An editor emailed the internship class asking if anyone might be able to write a curtain-raiser for an upcoming Supreme Court decision about the Affordable Care Act.
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1 week ago | 
yourfirstbyline.substack.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith
Everyone knows the first rule of journalism is “always name the dog.” But that extends to a lot of other subjects. Don’t just say the subject of your piece was standing under a tree, say they were standing under an oak tree. Even better, standing under a northern red oak tree. What about houses? If you’re writing about crime, at some point you’re going to note that the murder happened on a sleepy tree-lined suburban street in a … house? What kind of house?