Barbara Field
- Founder, writinglifestories.com, Principal, thewritingfield.com, Freelance
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Business Insider,
Forbes,
The Independent (UK),
Yahoo News,
Yahoo News Malaysia
and
Covers:
Health, mind-body, relationships, dating, women's voices, women in business
Founder, Writinglifestories.com; Principal, thewritingfield.com; Writer; Content & Digital marketer. (Formerly CBS, Harcourt Brace, UC San Diego)
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I published my first piece at 15 in The Long Islander about USDAN, an arts camp.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Uh, yeah. Began on one!
How is social media changing news?
Making things accessible, transparent in a good way, transparent in a bad way and overwhelming.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't know.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Uphold people's rights by informing and revealing. What a noble profession.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't know.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook as I get to connect with old friends from childhood and college.
Who do you wish followed you?
Amanda Gorman
Why did you become a journalist?
I've been a writer since I'm nine.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No. I was into poetry.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Either "I Converted A Trump Supporter--My 87 Year Old Mom" or "Why Ignore A True Hero?" about Fred Korematsu, a civil rights icon.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
It's a tough profession, but a great one.
When's the best time to pitch you?
M-F
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I don't know
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I don't know
What's your favorite drink?
Vodka tonic
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Breathing in the Pacific Ocean, Long Island Sound, Atlantic Ocean or Gulf of Mexico.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That stories are easy to research, edit, write and get accepted.
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