Ashley Rossi
Verified- Freelance Editor, Freelance
- Co-Founder and Principal, Detour Content Collective
- Editorial Director, Only in Your State
Charlotte
As seen in:
Only in Your State,
MSN,
MSN UK,
Yahoo Life,
Business Insider,
HuffPost,
TIME,
USA Today,
Yahoo News,
Aol,
News.com.au
and
Covers:
Outdoor travel, destinations, travel tips, travel news, travel gear, sustainability, cruising, hotels, and more. I also cover lifestyle and personal finance topics.
🖊 travel + lifestyle managing editor 🗺️ formerly @roadtrippers @smartertravel @tripadvisor 🎓@COMatBU @UNCHussman
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
Shortening attention spans.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgundy
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
InDesign
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Audrey Hepburn
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Exploring the least-visited island in the Galapagos and reporting on how its tiny community is supporting tourists.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write everything out at once, walk away, then revise.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Always.
What's your favorite drink?
Mojito
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Beach
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Conde Nast Traveler
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That travel reporting is "easy".
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.