Claudia Laroye
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Medium,
Business Insider,
Issuu,
Yahoo News,
The Globe and Mail,
The Toronto Star,
Flipboard,
Lonely Planet,
National Post,
Yahoo
and
Covers:
Adventure travel, wellness, culinary, sustainability, 50+, solo women travel. Hiking, cycling, e-biking, camping, winter sports and skiing. Travel trade topics, lifestyle and architecture.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing a monthly business advice column in the Burnaby Now.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I have
How is social media changing news?
Its immediacy and reach has changed everything.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be curious, to think critically, to fact check sources and admit mistakes when they occur. To strive for objectivity and empathy.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email please.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Apple iMac, iPhone 11; Apps: Otter ai transcription, VoiceMemo, Twitter, Buffer
Who do you wish followed you?
Andrew McCarthy, Pico Iyer, Margaret Atwood
Why did you become a journalist?
I am intensely curious and love to write. I started writing very bad poetry in Grade 2 and have worked hard to improve my writing ever since.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I worked for my university (Waterloo) newspaper as a sports and life reporter.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My new book, A Gelato a Day family travel anthology. To be published in fall 2022.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Just keep pitching. And work constantly to improve your writing craft.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime is good time.
What's your favorite drink?
Water, Oat milk cappuccino
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking my Maltipoo dog, Zuzu
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Globe and Mail, Vanity Fair, NYT, The Atlantic, AFAR
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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