5 Bite-Sized Questions … with Monica Garske of SDtoday
JWC chats over coffee or lunch with members of the media to hear more about what they’re working on and how we can best assist them. Enjoy our new series of rapid-fire questions for your information … or entertainment.
Name: Monica Garske
Title: Senior City Editor
Outlet: SDtoday
E-newsletter Sign Up: sdtoday.6amcity.com/
Positive, informative and fun describe both SDtoday and its Senior City Editor Monica Garske. SDtoday distributes a free daily e-newsletter with quick, insightful hits of San Diego news, events and community opportunities. Nationally, 6AM City has 25 local media outlets, customized to each market. Spearheading the local platform with her co-editor Michael Beausoleil, Monica is an established journalist with more than 18 years of reporting experience. Find out what gets her attention in a PR pitch and her biggest pet peeve below.
- What’s your favorite article you’ve written?
I feel the need, the need to go with Top Gun 101, but Songs That Mention San Diego is a close second. - What word or phrase would you love to ban from the English language?
Oh boy, I think I’m going to have to go with “there, their, they’re” — why are there so many theres?! We really should’ve come up with different-sounding words for each meaning. - What is your biggest writing or PR pet peeve?
Writer’s block — the kind where you can’t come up with a clever headline — is my nightmare. - What one piece of advice do you have for those who want to pitch you a story?
Please include great photos and attribution info, that’s my No. 1 request. - If you could have lunch with one San Diegan you don’t already know, who would it be?
I’ve never met Trevor Hoffman in person, and I would love that — but only if we can play “Hell’s Bells” when we walk into the restaurant.
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