Fairley Lloyd
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
Yahoo Life,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Australia,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News New Zealand,
Substack,
Squarespace,
YourTango
and
Covers:
Mental health, self help, wellness, LGBTQIA, feminism
Doesn't Cover:
News
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Photojournalist at my college's newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, but I want to!
How is social media changing news?
Social media is making news more accessible
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be a journalist is to be a storyteller, whether you are telling your own story or someone else's (or a collective)
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, outline of story idea, and why you're the best person to write it
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word, Google
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
All of my favorite authors
Why did you become a journalist?
I want to tell my story to help others and empower others by telling their stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I didn't but I would have loved to, looking back!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Why Anhedonia Is Such an Insidious Symptom of Depression. I've gotten wonderful comments from people who can relate and feel heard.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write as much as you can. Write for local papers, and write on your blog. Just write.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Beat on reflecting on college students' final semester during the height of COVID (2020)
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I can't think of any
What's your favorite drink?
Anything with lemon in it
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Making upcycled crafts or reading
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Healthline and Well + Good are my bread and butter for health content
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Health doesn't always include mental health, but it should
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.