Madylin Goins on Muck Rack

Madylin Goins

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(She/Her)
Kentucky, Lexington-Fayette
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

A contributing writer for Wide Open Country

How is social media changing news?

Social media is the new newspaper and that’s my hot take.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email!

What's your favorite social network?

Instagram!

Who do you wish followed you?

Dolly Parton.

Why did you become a journalist?

I have a passion for stories and the people that tell them.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

A one on one with the one and only Priscilla Presley

When's the best time to pitch you?

Between 9 and 5 Monday through Friday.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

A local pig on the loose that became an area celebrity and could escape any means to keep it in a stall.

What's your favorite drink?

Dr. Pepper. Hands down.

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

At a concert.

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

Holler Country and Whiskey Riff.
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