Elena Kazamia
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Yahoo Entertainment,
Frontiers,
Flipboard,
Science Magazine,
Yahoo,
Big Think,
Nautilus,
The Tyee,
Earth Island Journal,
Espanol News
Covers:
scientific discoveries, biology, environmental science, polar science, ocean science, medical research, sustainability
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for Earth Island Journal as a freelancer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
By contributing to the war on information
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Why did you become a journalist?
To inform
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I'm working on a series of stories about art and the cell
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep going
When's the best time to pitch you?
The weekend
What's your favorite drink?
Champagne
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I only like to cover molecular biology
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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