Lana Hart on Muck Rack

Lana Hart

Christchurch
As seen in: Stuff.co.nz, Manawatū Standard, The Marlborough Express, The Nelson Mail, The Southland Times, The Timaru Herald, New Zealand Herald, Radio New Zealand (RNZ), Backstage, Samoa Observer, The Press (New Zealand) and
Covers:  Social themes, especially refugee and migrant issues, scientific and human curiosities, and soft political and environmental issues
Columnist @Stuff, podcast producer @plainsfm and @radionz, writer, etc. Check out my podcast series Widows of Shuhada on rnz.co.nz/programmes/wid…
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Travel journal, London, 1990s. Beer money for writing stories of my travels.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tin Tin

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Being lucky enough to have platforms that people read and listen to.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email, phone or text. I also like free coffees.

Why did you become a journalist?

To change the world, one story at a time.

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

Boys' sports editor (I was and still am a girl), so I got to spend time with smelly wrestlers and football jocks. Never again.

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

The aftermath of the mosque tragedies in Christchurch. So many storylines and all of them important.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Be curious.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime. Especially if it involves coffee.

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

The Spinoff
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