Maike Corbett
- Blogger and Publisher, Cheerful Cook
- Blogger and Publisher, Easy Family Recipe Ideas
- Direct Publisher, MSN
Connecticut, United States
As seen in:
Cheerful Cook,
MSN,
Yahoo Life,
Yahoo,
Daily Herald,
Republican-American,
Yahoo Creators,
PinkWhen,
Wealth of Geeks,
Killeen Daily Herald,
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal,
The San Francisco Examiner
and
Covers:
American Comfort Food, German Comfort Food, Easy Recipes, Easy Family Recipes, German Culture (bilingual)
Doesn't Cover:
Special diets, dieting, health-related food topics
Food Blogger + Publisher: CheerfulCook.com and AP Syndicated Writer - muckrack.com | Wife & Dog Mom
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Working on the high school year book.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I learned to type using a typewriter.
How is social media changing news?
It offers opportunities to spread news fast, but it also presents the challenge that readers are more likely to choose news silos.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Will McAvoy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means that we have an incredible responsibility to present option-free, accurate, fact-checked information.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I can't answer that.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, mirrorless camera, iPhone, iPad.
What's your favorite social network?
Pinterest
Who do you wish followed you?
I can't answer that.
Why did you become a journalist?
The freedom to share what I am passionate about.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I briefly worked on the yearbook but then changed schools.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I can't answer that.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't compare yourself to others. We all have to find our own path.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early afternoon.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I can't answer that.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I can't answer that.
What's your favorite drink?
Margarita on the rocks, no salt.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On a walk with my husband and our Riley, the cockapoo.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Washington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Food blogging is easy.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.