Noël Burgess
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Microsoft Learn Blog,
Yahoo Life,
Forbes,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Australia,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News UK,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo Finance Canada,
Yahoo Finance UK
and
Covers:
Travel, Food & Drink, Culture, and Lifestyle
Host + journalist covering travel, food, wine & culture. Forbes/Yahoo contributor. Creator/host of On Our Way. Stories behind the places we go.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Article for VinePair
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
N/A
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
N/A
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Telling the story of real people
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
...carefully
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
N/a
What's your favorite social network?
IG
Who do you wish followed you?
N/A
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell the stories of real people
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
N/A
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
All of my Q&A's
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Your credibility is worth everything.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
When they wanted to do it via phone!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
HAHA I'll never tell....
What's your favorite drink?
Old Fashioned
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Singing karaoke
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Travel and Leisure
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is only for the 1%
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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