Sarah Wright
As seen in:
Medium,
The New York Times,
The Washington Post,
MIT News,
Changing America,
AlloCiné,
NewsBreak,
Blackpool Gazette,
Lancashire Evening Post,
CommonWealth
and
Covers:
Books, cinema, culinary experiences, family diversity, & health care.
Bibliophile, cinephile, zythophile.
Words @ biopic.substack.com
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
In progress.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course.
How is social media changing news?
Everyone's a journalist now.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tess Harding
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To write it all down.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With love.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My head and my heart.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Maureen Dowd
Why did you become a journalist?
I didn't really, but am hoping to start a second act.
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?
My life.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do show, don't tell.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Day or night.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Not applicable.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Not applicable.
What's your favorite drink?
A Guinness.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading a book.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Opinions are often mistaken for fact.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.