Robin Graham
New York
Covers:
Mental Health, Self Help, Spirituality and Change
Doesn't Cover:
Beauty and Fashion
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing a Newsletter for a Drug Rehab Program.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
There are positive gains and negative strains
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means I can share my voice with world.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By E-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Computer.
What's your favorite social network?
Podcasts
Who do you wish followed you?
Tyler Perry
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I felt many people suffer in silence abd they need to know they have a place where they can be heard.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The War at Home issue of Spotlight on Recovery Magazine
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be unique
When's the best time to pitch you?
5 pm
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Can't recall
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
None.
What's your favorite drink?
Bahama Mama
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my couch signing up for webinars.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Writers Digest
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Don't know
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