Elia Raza
(He/Him)
Covers:
Bizarre, Art, Entertainment, Education, Technology, & Business.
Doesn't Cover:
Adult
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I used to analyze current active trends and write my opinions on them.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
Social media is becoming the finest forum for people to share their daily lives, and they also share daily news in their local area.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
My favorite author and journalist is Elif Shafak. However, she is better known as an author and public speaker.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist is the one who writes their opinions about an issue while putting themselves in the place of ordinary people.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I'd love to be pitched on stories that are evergreen and at least have one social issue.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I mainly use Google Trends, Ahrefs, Grammarly, AnswerThePeople, and more.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram.
Who do you wish followed you?
CR7.
Why did you become a journalist?
To spread my words and convince people that my opinions are worth following.
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 really proud of the writing a case study of WiseToast Traffic Surge on WebTech Solutions.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
They should start loving what they are doing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Night is the best to pitch me.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Writing on the Best MOVIES of 2026.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not yet.
What's your favorite drink?
My favorite drink is Powerful.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my Garden, reading poetry and political books.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Backlinko.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
A journalist is just a writer who writes words.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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