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Claire Wilson on Muck Rack

Claire Wilson

New York
Covers:  Real estate, design, architecture, urban planning, retail, travel, marketing and so-called lifestyle topics which is a pretty big umbrella.
Doesn't Cover: Finance, politics, girlie stuff.
Awesome writer just an email away! Native New Yorker, ex-Parisian, ex-Milanese, word geek, lover of good design.

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I'm a New York-based writer who has written a great deal about design and real estate. I now write full-time about textiles for Penske Media. I also cover countless other subjects and it's the variety that I love about this job. I started out on daily newspapers and they remain my favorite gig. I've also written for countless glam magazines with sexy pictures and high-end props, as well as un-sexy trade magazines and newspapers, dry (by comparison) business pubs, art publications, advertisin…

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a general assignment reporter at the Staten Island Advance, the Newhouse family's flagship publication.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Who, me?

How is social media changing news?

It lacks oversight which leads to bad info getting out there. Also, anyone can be a journalist without proper vetting/training.