Luna Regina
Verified- Writer and Editor, Freelance
- Writer and Editor, Healthy Kitchen 101
- Writer and Editor, Healthy Recipes 101
San Francisco
As seen in:
Healthy Kitchen 101,
Healthy Recipes 101,
MSN,
Yahoo Life,
Business Insider,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Australia,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Aol,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo Finance Canada,
Flipboard
and
Covers:
Cooking, Nutrition, Food, Water Filters, Kitchen Products
Author, Food Blogger, Writer, Founder at @healthykitch101 and @healthyrecipeus - a passionate kitchen lover and a healthy eater.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
A contributing reporter for an immigration agency
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No... I'm a millennial :D
How is social media changing news?
It's making reports shorter
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
George Orwell
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To research and report as you see it
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Telegram
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook and LinkedIn.
Who do you wish followed you?
Nicholas Winton
Why did you become a journalist?
I love sharing my knowledge and experience to the world as an online journalist.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, but I did work as a broadcaster.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My experience with healthy recipes
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Start building your reputation as soon as possible, ideally yesterday.
When's the best time to pitch you?
EST 11 PM till 9 AM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Pitches by collaborators to share their recipes
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Product placement pitches from manufacturers that do not invest so much effort into their products
What's your favorite drink?
Mocktails and white wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the kitchen
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Consumer Reports
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I don't understand the question
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.