erikshilling
Erik Shilling
erikshilling
News Editor at Jalopnik. 2008 Honda Fit Sport.

Read and write a lot on your own, and never be afraid to pitch stories to publications. And! As I told someone else here, don’t ever subject yourself to journalism school! I speak from experience when I say it’s not worth the $$$$$. Read more

Write a lot and read a lot. And under no circumstances go to graduate school for journalism. Read more

Sadly, Ballaban’s out of the office and we are not quite sure where he is. He does this a lot, unfortunately. Read more

1991 Chevy S10 for me. Nothing really special about it, but it was the first car I ever bought with my own money—$500 if I remember right. Read more

‘Tis yours truly; I deserve hazard pay. Also, after it concluded I immediately declared Raph the winner. Read more

Raymond’s our senior video producer. He’s a complete pro, and extremely California. Read more

I don’t know about you, Mike, but I say the pledge every morning and salute. Read more

We have our best reporter working on this very question as I type. Read more

Don’t worry about everyone else! Buy the car you love! Read more

You’re responding to arguments that I never made! If you need a loan, like I did, you should get one. If you can manage to pay cash, do that. This was a post working through my own feelings about having had a loan. It’s not terribly complicated! Read more