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HSAY 017 - Christian Toto - Award-Winning Journalist | Movie Critic | Podcast Host   Background:   “Journalism is either changing or collapsing depending on your view”   I’m an award-winning journalist, member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and founder of HiT. I studied art in college and, after collecting three degrees, realized I had a brighter future away from my pad and pencil. I eventually landed a feature writing position with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, where I asked to review movies when our regular critic went on vacation. I essentially did the same while working for The Washington Times, volunteering to pen any entertainment story I could in between my regular assignments. I finally emerged as one of the newspaper’s regular film critics, reviewing movies and interviewing A-list talent like Tom Hanks, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Spacey. I left D.C. for Denver in 2007, transitioning to a freelance career  I later found work with both Breitbart News and LifeZette.com before embracing my HiT duties full-time. I can be heard each week on “Mike Rosen at the Movies,” “The Michael Brown Show,” “Garrison,” “Haus Rules” and “Walker Daniels in the Morning.” I previously appeared on “Stossel,” shown on the Fox Business Channel and the “Devil’s Advocate” program on Colorado’s PBS station. Highlights:   Art major in college who went into journalism Journalism is either changing or collapsing depending on your view Wanted to cover entertainment from a right of center perspective Realized there wasn’t really anyone covering entertainment from this perspective Worked for Breitbart and Lifeset Created Hollywoodintoto.com First social media he got involved with was Facebook Is political on his business page because that he part of his brand and part of who he is Conservative entertainment reporter-- but he doesn’t want to be vicious or irresponsible He tries to project his brand in a specific way-- i.e. no profanity, making fun of actors weight, etc. He wants his followers to trust him- know that he won’t make up things because of his worldview Wants to be credible-- might have made mistakes but never on purpose, and they are always updated with an editor’s note Wants to make sure everything is verified before reporting Social media is a great tool, but it can also do a lot of damage if you aren’t careful Always try to pause before sending something out Think before you tweet, retweet, or post because these posts can have consequences and repercussions Is what you are posting going to provide value to your followers? Entertainment is culture It is good to stand up for what you believe as long as you can back it up with solid information Staying uplifting on social media can be good for a brand Being consistent and staying above the fray as well as adding value are very important We are more social because of social media but also hard to really know who these followers/people on social media are However there is level of discourse on social media that has gotten sour People can really show a different side on social media-- allows us to be nastier then who we are There is this barrier that allows people to say things that they wouldn’t in person Resources: Hollywood in Toto: http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/   Hollywood in Toto Podcast The Franchise podcast Midnight Movie Cowboys Podcast Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast The Smart Pass of Income Podcast Social Media Examiner podcast Marketing in Your Car podcast Connect: Hollywood in Toto: http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/ Twitter: @HollywoodinToto Facebook: Hollywood in Toto Hollywood in Toto Podcast I hope you enjoyed and found value on this episode of The How Social Are You Podcast please feel free to share it on social media with your followers. You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker and Google Play. Your ratings and comments on iTunes are greatly appreciated. If you have questions about The How Social Are You Podcast or would like to be interviewed you can tweet or direct message me on GAB the new People First / Free Speech Social Network https://gab.ai/ at @ML as well as on Twitter @mlindheimer or on Instagram @mlindheimer and lastly on Facebook melindheimer and you can also email me at mlindheimer@gmail.com. Until next time, thank's everybody!
HSAY 017 - Christian Toto - Award-Winning Journalist | Movie Critic | Podcast Host   Background:   “Journalism is either changing or collapsing depending on your view”   I’m an award-winning journalist, member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and founder of HiT. I studied art in college and, after collecting three degrees, realized I had a brighter future away from my pad and pencil. I eventually landed a feature writing position with the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, where I asked to review movies when our regular critic went on vacation. I essentially did the same while working for The Washington Times, volunteering to pen any entertainment story I could in between my regular assignments. I finally emerged as one of the newspaper’s regular film critics, reviewing movies and interviewing A-list talent like Tom Hanks, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Spacey. I left D.C. for Denver in 2007, transitioning to a freelance career  I later found work with both Breitbart News and LifeZette.com before embracing my HiT duties full-time. I can be heard each week on “Mike Rosen at the Movies,” “The Michael Brown Show,” “Garrison,” “Haus Rules” and “Walker Daniels in the Morning.” I previously appeared on “Stossel,” shown on the Fox Business Channel and the “Devil’s Advocate” program on Colorado’s PBS station. Highlights:   Art major in college who went into journalism Journalism is either changing or collapsing depending on your view Wanted to cover entertainment from a right of center perspective Realized there wasn’t really anyone covering entertainment from this perspective Worked for Breitbart and Lifeset Created Hollywoodintoto.com First social media he got involved with was Facebook Is political on his business page because that he part of his brand and part of who he is Conservative entertainment reporter-- but he doesn’t want to be vicious or irresponsible He tries to project his brand in a specific way-- i.e. no profanity, making fun of actors weight, etc. He wants his followers to trust him- know that he won’t make up things because of his worldview Wants to be credible-- might have made mistakes but never on purpose, and they are always updated with an editor’s note Wants to make sure everything is verified before reporting Social media is a great tool, but it can also do a lot of damage if you aren’t careful Always try to pause before sending something out Think before you tweet, retweet, or post because these posts can have consequences and repercussions Is what you are posting going to provide value to your followers? Entertainment is culture It is good to stand up for what you believe as long as you can back it up with solid information Staying uplifting on social media can be good for a brand Being consistent and staying above the fray as well as adding value are very important We are more social because of social media but also hard to really know who these followers/people on social media are However there is level of discourse on social media that has gotten sour People can really show a different side on social media-- allows us to be nastier then who we are There is this barrier that allows people to say things that they wouldn’t in person Resources: Hollywood in Toto: http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/   Hollywood in Toto Podcast The Franchise podcast Midnight Movie Cowboys Podcast Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast The Smart Pass of Income Podcast Social Media Examiner podcast Marketing in Your Car podcast Connect: Hollywood in Toto: http://www.hollywoodintoto.com/ Twitter: @HollywoodinToto Facebook: Hollywood in Toto Hollywood in Toto Podcast I hope you enjoyed and found value on this episode of The How Social Are You Podcast please feel free to share it on social media with your followers. You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher, Spreaker and Google Play. Your ratings and comments on iTunes are greatly appreciated. If you have questions about The How Social Are You Podcast or would like to be interviewed you can tweet or direct message me on GAB the new People First / Free Speech Social Network https://gab.ai/ at @ML as well as on Twitter @mlindheimer or on Instagram @mlindheimer and lastly on Facebook melindheimer and you can also email me at mlindheimer@gmail.com. Until next time, thank's everybody! read more read less

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