Cindy Muchnick
Menlo Park
As seen in:
Medium,
Los Angeles Times,
WCCO-AM (Minneapolis, MN),
Your Teen Magazine,
Sunshine Parenting
Covers:
Education, Parenting, Teens, Tweens, College, Wellness, Parent Education
Author, Speaker, Mother of 4, wife of 25+ years, fan of all things Broadway
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Release entertainment magazine in college; restaurant reviews and free meals!
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes!!!!
How is social media changing news?
Connections are immediate! Events happen right before our eyes the moment they happen. There is no more privacy!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mickey Rooney!
What does it mean to be a journalist?
That you get to write and people read it!
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?
cell phone, computer, extra monitor, earbuds
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Oprah, Reese, Jenna
Why did you become a journalist?
I have been writing books and magazine articles since 1996; but I always loved to read and write.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Just the yearbooks!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The Parent Compass, parenting tweens and teens while preserving mental health and wellness of kids and your relationship as parents with them
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
JUST WRITE!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
hmmmmm
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
none
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my kids.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
none
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