Nour Ghantous
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
FairPlanet,
Yahoo Finance,
Sierra Magazine,
Verdict,
Power Technology,
Mining Technology,
Pharmaceutical-Technology.com,
Just Style,
Offshore Technology,
The Boar,
Just-Food
and
Covers:
Climate change, energy transition, oil and gas, renewables, cleaner fuels, travel, politics, economics, current affairs, news, finance, technology, lifestyle, culture.
Doesn't Cover:
Sports & E-sports
Editor @ FairPlanet • Multimedia journalist @ other places • Climate, Human Rights and Data-led journalism • A big fan of hummus • Born at 368ppm CO2 •
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Deputy head of news at my university's radio station.
How is social media changing news?
Increased misinformation, increased transparency.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email and phone, or over coffee (I love coffee)
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Data analytics tools, Microsoft Word and a pen to scribble on lots of post-it-notes
What's your favorite social network?
None
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote a popular anonymous gossip column called the 'Royal Mole'. Students had to decode cryptic messages to find out.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
If you love to write, you'll never get bored of the job.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.