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Aly Walansky on Muck Rack

Aly Walansky

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(She/Her)
New York
Covers:  Food, travel, lifestyles, home, wellness
Food journalist @foodnetwork @TODAYshow @Forbes @eatthisnotthat @thekitchn @southernliving *** Rated #1 food journalist 2022 by @MuckRack * Legacy blue check

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

i was a copy editor at a children's publisher straight out college ..so the only writing I was really doing was jacket copy!

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By email, please.

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be prepared for rejection - I have been in this game nearly 20 years. I send pitches every day, and many are rejected!

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In my kitchen. I love to cook and make cocktails!

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That when we write about products, it's the same as "advertising' them - it's not! If something doesn't work, I'm not pretending it does!

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