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Liz Goldner on Muck Rack

Liz Goldner

California, Orange County, CA
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

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