Lucia Walinchus
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Medium,
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The New York Times,
Aol,
Chicago Tribune,
SFGate,
Flipboard,
Poynter Online,
Yahoo,
Cleveland.com
and
Managing Data Editor, @NBC owned stations. Attorney, journalist, ice hockey player/coach. Former bylines: @nytimes @washingtonpost @EyeOnOH etc.
Interview
How is social media changing news?
How ISN'T social media changing news? It's helping us to better capture and share stories. Also it's a useful metric and great for feedback.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Cal McAffrey from State of Play
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email. I like to hear how information can be useful or affect readers.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook. Though I limit that to people I know personally and generally use Twitter for work.
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone who's not a bot!
Why did you become a journalist?
It's exciting and I love figuring out the big picture.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I'd say the feature on Awendaw. As a result of the article, they significantly changed the development there because of public backlash.
What's your favorite drink?
Wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Probably child wrangling.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.