Antonia Day
(She/Her)
- Content Producer, Bed Threads
- Journalist, Copywriter and Content Producer, Freelance
Sydney, Wollongong
Covers:
Interiors, lifestyle, wellness, sports, food.
Doesn't Cover:
Current affairs, business, economics, technology.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance writing for a local publication.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
As a prop, yes.
How is social media changing news?
It's informing the masses at a pace we've never seen before, but with this exponential growth comes the inherit spread of misinformation.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spider-Man
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be a storyteller.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Sanity, Shopify, Squarespace, Adobe Suite, Dropbox, Drive – and the ol' reliable pen and paper.
What's your favorite social network?
*Bowing my head in pity* I fear my favourite social network is TikTok because it's spontaneous, informative, and infinite.
Who do you wish followed you?
At this moment in time, Architectural Digest.
Why did you become a journalist?
I've had a fascination with knowing as much as possible about people, places, events etc that intrigue me from a very early age.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I am yet to write it.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep going. Someone's listening, and they're interested.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Probably one I've delivered.
What's your favorite drink?
An ice cold can of Coke.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Cut.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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