Michele Cuthbert on Muck Rack

Michele Cuthbert

  • Creative Director and Contributor, Freelance
Ohio
Covers:  Business, finance, HR, PR and design
Wildy entertaining #Bitcoin and #crypto content. *Never financial advice, just dad jokes. youtube.com/c/GirlGoneCryp....

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing for Mashable

Have you ever used a typewriter?

yes

How is social media changing news?

daily

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

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What does it mean to be a journalist?

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What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

SEO, Grammar, social listening

What's your favorite social network?

Linkedin

Who do you wish followed you?

Oprah

Why did you become a journalist?

To educate

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

creative role

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

Crane NY Business

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

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When's the best time to pitch you?

afternoon m-th

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Well researched and thought out pitch

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

someone who was not listening to my feedback

What's your favorite drink?

wine

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

playing with pets

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

HBR

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Some put limits on the business topics

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