Jane Beiles
(She/Her)
Europe, Fairfield, United States
As seen in:
The New York Times
Covers:
Travel, interiors, architecture, food, hospitality
Regular contributor to @Nytimes • Interiors•Architecture•Food•Travel•seen in AD•Elle Decor•House Beautiful•WSJ•LUXE•Conde Nast Traveler
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
High School paper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course… I typed my college essays on one with no one ever proofing them,,,no draft - Smith Corona 1986
How is social media changing news?
Well…
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Photoshop, capture One, Adobe and Google suites
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Why did you become a journalist?
To share beauty
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Of course! Editor of the newspaper and the yearbook!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Singular interiors - non-replicable completely unique to the owners
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Shoot for the stars!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
One with horrible interiors but the cutest dog in every photo - it nearly worked 🐾🤍
What's your favorite drink?
Iced tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a museum or with my family (possibly complaining that I’ve dragged them to yet another museum)
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I want to move into the mansions I shoot…totally content in my three-bedroom home!
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