Ashley Couto
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Business Insider,
Forbes,
Forbes Advisor Canada,
HuffPost,
MSN Deutschland
and
Covers:
travel, disability, LGBTQ+, entrepreneurship, careers, marketing, relationships, startups, creator economy
Doesn't Cover:
NFTs, ecomm, blockchain, web3, fitness, politics
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
When I was young, yes.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I'm not on Twitter... X enough for that.
Who do you wish followed you?
Florence Pugh. I'm waiting for the day when I get to interview her and we become best friends.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did. I founded the RHS Papercut and was its Editor-in-Chief.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Why you? Why this story? Why now? And follow up!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Before 6am Eastern. I write pitches in the morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
My editor at Queerty once pitched me a story about Marlon Brando that I could refuse because it might be too scandalous. Talk about intrigue.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I once got a pitch from someone who worked for a foot fetish website.
What's your favorite drink?
Water. It's the only thing I drink.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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