Amanda Cochrane
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms,
MSN UK,
Wiley Online Library,
Country Living (UK),
Business Post,
Image Magazine,
The Caledonian-Record,
Grand Designs Magazine
Covers:
Interior design, architecture, food and travel
Interiors journalist, design junkie, pooch lover
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Editorial assistant on The Wire, a UK jazz magazine
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
News is often behind social media
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Working as a journalist is my life
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email or instagram message
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A lap and an iPhone
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Barack Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
Curiosity
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A profile of Terence Conran. It was an honour to interview him.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Setting up your own blog is the best possible experience while you search out paid work.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An invitation to interview Terence Conran, who is my all time design hero.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to mention
What's your favorite drink?
Flat white
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the garden
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Elle Decoration
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Don't know
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.