Elizabeth Yuko
(She/Her)
As seen in:
CNN,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Australia,
MSN Canada,
MSN Philippines,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Entertainment,
Yahoo Life,
Bloomberg CityLab
and
Covers:
Health, culture, architecture and design, history, politics, ethics
Doesn't Cover:
Sports
PhD in Bioethics | Contributing Editor @RollingStone | Bylines @NYTimes @TheAtlantic @CNN @citylab @ArchDigest @teenvogue | Adj. Prof. of Ethics @FordhamNYC
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
General assignment reporter at the Geauga Maple Leaf Newspaper in Ohio
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes: I learned how to type on a manual typewriter, then used one while working as a legal assistant in high school.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email, in batches, when possible.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram (RIP old Twitter)
Why did you become a journalist?
To amplify the voices of marginalized groups, expose injustices, and make health/medical research
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school didn't have a newspaper, but I was co-editor-in-chief of my college newspaper, The Wooster Voice.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
"Meet the People We’re Counting on for a Covid-19 Vaccine," Oct. 1, 2020, Rolling Stone
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
It's a difficult way to make a living.
When's the best time to pitch you?
First thing in the morning
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any weight loss products or devices.
What's your favorite drink?
Seltzer
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Smithsonian
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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