Liz Goldner
As seen in:
Los Angeles Times,
That Was The Week (Podcast),
The San Diego Union-Tribune,
LA Weekly,
Los Angeles Review of Books,
San Diego Magazine,
Newtown Bee,
Orange Coast Magazine,
The Laguna Beach Independent,
ARTILLERY
and
Covers:
Artists profiles, art reviews of exhibition, articles on the merging of art with nature, environmental art, California Impressionism, California Scene Painting, political aspects of art, studio visits
Doesn't Cover:
Articles not related to art
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Working for a local paper in Newark, NJ
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It gives everyone the opportunity to get their voices heard
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tom Wolfe
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means engaging with all kinds of people and writing descriptive and important articles that inspire people to be better in their lives
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
reproductions of cartoons from The Week magazine
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer to be emailed with the pitch through my website, www.lizgoldner.com
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My computer, laptop, phone
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
The Los Angeles Times art dept.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write and am intensely curious about people
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was a reporter for my high school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Reflections from Laguna Beach in the AICA-USA newsletter
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be reliable, check facts assiduously, obsessively polish up your text, don't be redundant
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To write about Laguna Beach in the sixties for KCET Artbound. The published article went viral.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Can't recall
What's your favorite drink?
Pellegrino
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In spiritual pursuits
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Tines
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People think that Orange County is a superficial place regarding art
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.