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Carrie Berk on Muck Rack

Carrie Berk

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New York, United States
Covers:  Fashion, beauty, celebrity, food, health and relationships

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Intern at Seventeen

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No

How is social media changing news?

By connecting us all together with instant information, trends, opinions and insights; news is reported in real time

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Lightroom, Swuare

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram

Who do you wish followed you?

Anna Wintour

Why did you become a journalist?

Writing is an outlet for me to inform, entertain and enlighten

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Editor in Chief Trevor Dragon

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

The class of 2020: What about the Seniors? Girls’ Life June issue

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Write, write, write

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime!

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

On my phone

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Vogue

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