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Ilise Carter on Muck Rack

Ilise Carter

New York
Covers:  Beauty, fashion, skincare, makeup, lipstick, drag, camp, cult beauty, offbeat, pop culture, circus, sideshow, American history.
Doesn't Cover: politics, finance, sports, guns
Sweetheart of the Sideshow Author of The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History Same on the ot apps. lipstickbook.com She/Her

Interview

How is social media changing news?

For one you have to talk about social media's impact on the news and the news' impact on social media.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Hildy Johnson, she has great outfits.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

MSword

Why did you become a journalist?

I had ambitions of becoming a screenwriter, I became a copywriter instead; writing editorial work seemed like the next logical step.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Nope. Not sure my high school had one.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Morning

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Waxing for Mother's Day

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The New Yorker

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