Alexa van Sickle on Muck Rack

Alexa van Sickle

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As seen in: Global Investigative Journalism Network, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Roads and Kingdoms, The Adelphi Papers, The Trip (Podcast)
Covers:  eu, cuba, south africa, surfing, travel, austria, food, politics, nsa, iran, iraq, human rights, foreign affairs
Doesn't Cover: fashion
Journalist/Editor | Associate Editor, Global Investigative Journalism Network/@GIJN 🌎 | @RoadsKingdoms, @PartsUnknownCNN, @IISS_org alum. Goofy foot. She/her.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Night Shift Researcher in Edinburgh.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

It's the new front page.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tintin

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To inform and to tell the truth.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

RuinedMovies

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

TweetDeck, Wordpress, Page Monitor, Factiva

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Paul Theroux

Why did you become a journalist?

To learn and to travel.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Wrote up sports events.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Cuba-US stories.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Read everything. All the time.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime, any time zone.
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