David Farley on Muck Rack

David Farley

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  • Food and Travel Writer, Freelance
  • None, FREELANCE (NYT, WSJ, DEPARTURES INT.)
New York
As seen in: Bottom Line, MSN, MSN Ireland, O Globo, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, BBC, BBC News Brasil, BBC Travel, HuffPost and
Food & Travel Writer, Author of ‘An Irreverent Curiosity.’ Writes for New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic & BBC. Instagram: @davidfarley7
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked as an associate editor at The Wave, a free bi-weekly arts and entertainment publication in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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

Nothing out of the ordinary.

What's your favorite social network?

I dont' have a favorite.

Who do you wish followed you?

No one.

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

Nope. I was trying hard to become a rock star.

What's your favorite drink?

Water

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

The New Yorker

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That everyone takes comped press trips. Not so. Not at all.
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