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Madeleine Chaput on Muck Rack

Madeleine Chaput

Verified
(She/Her)
East London, South Africa
Covers:  Travel, food, creative arts, small businesses, theatre, books
Writer and Photographer. Always ready to capture small infinities.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Working for a small weekly community newspaper in my hometown.

Why did you become a journalist?

To document and share people's stories and do meaningful, fulfilling work

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Outdoors, hiking, playing with my dogs, taking photographs or reading a book.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

National Geographic

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That it is irrelevant or not 'proper' journalism.

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