Louise Gleeson
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
HuffPost,
The Washington Post,
Yahoo Singapore,
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC),
CBC Radio,
The Globe and Mail,
The Toronto Star,
Chatelaine,
Scary Mommy,
Today's Parent
and
Covers:
Parenting, neurodiversity, and mental health
Doesn't Cover:
Politics
Registered Psychotherapist | Writer bylines: muckrack.com/louisegleeson | Chinese-Irish | She(her) 🇨🇦
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Book reviews for a community newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I wrote some of my best school essays on a typewriter
How is social media changing news?
It's making it easier for everyone to access, but also easier for misinterpretation and fear.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
n/a
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A truth-seeking storyteller
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
n/a
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Office
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
n/a
Why did you become a journalist?
To share people's stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Any story that amplifies marginalized voices
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write for no one and everyone
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
n/a
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
How to eat in a restaurant during the pandemic from a U.S. PR company.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my family
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Long features in any newspaper
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I'm a mommy blogger
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