Andréa Oldereide on Muck Rack

Andréa Oldereide

London
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

A couple of years ago when I was a trainee journalist for a Swiss radio.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Gale Weathers on Scream of course.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means that you are responsible for exposing the truth, no matter how uncomfortable and challenging it might be.

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

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

Who do you wish followed you?

Bethenny Frankel, Cecilia Brækhus, Pearl (the drag queen) and Lana Del Rey.

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I am addicted to work and obsessed with weird stories. I also hate injustice, and journalism helps fighting that.

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

I am very for having investigated and reported on a story about modern slavery in Geneva Switzerland.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

It's going to be a long road, a very long and hard road. Brace yourself for some critics, and not always constructive ones.

What's your favorite drink?

Coke zero

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

Either walking my doberman, Karl, watching a good thriller with my partner, or even travelling.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Russia Today, Vice.

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