Jane Friedman on Muck Rack

Jane Friedman

Cincinnati
Covers:  book publishing, digital media, authorship, business of writing
I report on the publishing industry. No longer active on this platform.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering student government for the college newspaper

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email

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

Google Docs, Zoom, Otter

Why did you become a journalist?

Real life is more interesting than fiction

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

Yes, I wrote arts and entertainment columns.

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

The New Yorker

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