Sarah Nechamkin
(She/Her)
New York
As seen in:
Yahoo Life,
HuffPost,
The Hollywood Reporter,
New York Magazine,
ELLE,
Vulture,
The Cut,
Interview Magazine,
AIR MAIL,
Cultured Magazine
and
writer but well-adjusted;
former editor @interviewmag @prior
✎ @nymag @thecut @vulture @ellemagazine &others
fiction MFA @nyucwp
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern at Westchester Magazine
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William Miller from Almost Famous
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Always looking for the larger picture
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
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What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
A.O. Scott
Why did you become a journalist?
I love telling stories
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes - I was Editor-in-Chief
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My Racked piece on Shopkins
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
I am one!
When's the best time to pitch you?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
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What's your favorite drink?
Matcha latte
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
People-watching at a cafe
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.