Brian Kennett
Covers:
Food & Travel
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
My own Blog
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
With Twitter we find the news hits the market faster than the actual media outlets these days.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Rita Skeeter for the Harry Potter series
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The World!
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
InappropriateFuneralSongs
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Subject matter is always key to us, the Food linked with culture and location topic gets us every time!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Elementor helps a non coder create content!
What's your favorite social network?
These days Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Anthony Bourdain
Why did you become a journalist?
To spread my love of cooking
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, got into publishing later in life!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
About my hero Anthony Bourdain
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't giver up and follow your passion!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings Monday through Friday, Weekend is Family time!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A charity event cooking in Cambodia
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A Local Singapore company asked us to turn up for free to write a review on their new Fried Chicken outlet like they did us a favour!
What's your favorite drink?
Beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a Beach Bar
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Bon Appetite
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That because you write about food you can't cook! In my case that's not true, the cooking came first!
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