Despina Karpathiou
(She/Her)
- Floor Manager, Sinaloa Mexican Restaurant
Netherlands
As seen in:
Yahoo News Australia,
Yahoo News New Zealand,
Yahoo Finance Australia,
Cointelegraph,
Cointelegraph (Spanish),
Greek City Times,
Mozo,
Australian National Review,
The Greek Herald,
Xy forex
Covers:
Beauty, cosmetics, beauty trends, fitness, weight loss, nutrition, religion, art, sport, Bitcoin, investing, cryptocurrency, celebrity news.
Published digital journalist 📖
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
With Greek City Times where I still work!
How is social media changing news?
By allowing people to skip pages in a newspaper and just get the bits they need to know in a few sentences
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To investigate and properly educate and inform
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress, Grammarly
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Adriana Lima
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I always dreamt of writing, writing is how I express myself and my ideas
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope!
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never stop writing, even if it's just 100 words a day! Practice makes perfect!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To cover a naked wresting team in South Korea :P
What's your favorite drink?
Rum on Ice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the beach with a good book
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Washington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I am not a qualified Beauty Therapist
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.