Lee Sharrock on Muck Rack

Lee Sharrock

(She/Her)
London
Covers:  Art, film, photography, fashion, theatre and literature

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I wrote a social column for Artnet with photographs of private views called 'London Scene.'

Have you ever used a typewriter?

no

How is social media changing news?

Faster news cycle but far less fact checking. So don't believe everything you read on socials!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Hunter S. Thompson in Fear

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It's hard work being a freelance writer as this isn't a well paid profession!

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By email

What's your favorite social network?

instagram

Why did you become a journalist?

I love writing, learning about new artists and galleries, meeting and talking to artists and travelling to cultural destinations.

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

no

When's the best time to pitch you?

day time

What's the best pitch you ever got?

An invitation to a press conference in Milan to interview the founder of Chanakya School in Mumbai, about an exhibition with Dior in Venice.

What's your favorite drink?

Champagne

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

with my daughter, at an art gallery, at the gym, on a walk.

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

Financial Times arts section

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