Rebecca Barnes on Muck Rack

Rebecca Barnes

(She/Her)
Virginia
As seen in: Prince William Living
Covers:  Lifestyle and news for Prince William County, Manassas, and Manassas Park Virginia
Doesn't Cover: negative, exposé, political, clickbait, ambulance chasing articles

Interview

How is social media changing news?

While providing better access to news, social media seems to change news itself. In some ways for the worse, in some for the better.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane. Daily Planet.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

email.

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

Grammarly, 2 phones and my MacBook Pro

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook. Because I am too old for Tiktok but can still see things the cool things, albeit, weeks later, making me less cool than you.

Who do you wish followed you?

Mel Robbins

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

Yearbook. But I am still friends with our HS Newspaper editor. She is the editor of our local paper. :)

When's the best time to pitch you?

After my first cup of coffee, but before my third cup.

What's your favorite drink?

AM - Coffee. PM- COKE ZERO.

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

Asleep or at Disney World

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

Better Homes

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