Samantha Lock on Muck Rack

Samantha Lock

Verified
Sydney
As seen in: Australian Associated Press (AAP), The Pod Well Travelled, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Canada, MSN Ireland, MSN New Zealand, MSN Singapore, MSN UK, Daily Mail, Fabulous and
Reporter @AAPNewswire via @guardian & @Newsweek Armchair detective and amateur sleuth. Small ginger ninja. Have a story to share? slock@aap.com.au
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Interview

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email or phone

What's your favorite social network?

Twtitter

Why did you become a journalist?

To give a voice to the voiceless and to hold those in power to account. Also a sticky beak.

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

My first story - about Sydney's inner-city homeless - was published during a traineeship and picked up by a major TV network.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Do it because you love it.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Late afternoon/evenings.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Well it's a story I'm still working on ... so stay tuned!

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Almost every PR pitch.

What's your favorite drink?

Espresso martini.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

Crime is never 'random'.
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