Laurie Fullerton on Muck Rack

Laurie Fullerton

(She/Her)
Boston
As seen in: The New York Times, Boston.com, The Boston Globe, Scottish Daily Record, The Drum, Marblehead Reporter, The Salem News (Salem, MA), Sail Magazine, Jewish Journal (Boston), Sailing Magazine and
Covers:  Primarily a sailing journalist covering the maritime industry.
Yachting journalist, marketing writer, and author of three travel guidebooks. Submitted a debut novel and now have a literary agent. Fingers crossed!
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Full time was at the Marblehead Reporter

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Social media is bringing news closer to home

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It offers a challenge and the abilitiy to pursue stories and events that are historic, symbolic or exciting

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

I would like to have more sports and travel editors follow me

Why did you become a journalist?

I was inspired by Ernest Hemingway initially

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

Yes. I wrote a bi-weekly article called Classroom and Campus for The Lynn Item

What's the best pitch you ever got?

not sure

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

outside

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

The Economist
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