Kathleen Rellihan on Muck Rack

Kathleen Rellihan

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New York
As seen in: Outside Magazine, CNN Travel, MSN, Yahoo Life, BBC News Swahili, BBC Travel, TIME, National Geographic, National Geographic Traveler, Newsweek, Tripadvisor and
Covers:  Travel, Culture, Sustainability, Adventure Travel, Climate
Senior Travel & Culture Editor @OutsideMagazine | Words: Afar, National Geographic, BBC, Outside, T+L, Time and more
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I published my first articles at Baltimore magazine as an intern. Travel Channel was my first job as a journalist.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To tell the truth.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Spearheading Newsweek's Future of Travel Awards is the project I'm most proud of. It was my idea and I led every aspect of it.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Find the stories that you're passionate about. Those are the ones that you'll be able to tell the best.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Traveling!

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

AFAR magazine

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That travel writers are always on vacation.
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