Stacey Newman
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Bloomberg News,
Issuu,
Winnipeg Sun,
East Asia Forum,
InsideHalton.com,
Grocery Business,
Menu Magazine,
STAY Magazine
Covers:
Media, culture, business, politics, food, agriculture, grocery retail.
Canadian editor-in-chief, photographer, writer, politicist, journalist, advocate, cyclist, hiker, auntie. She/her. Tweets are my own.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing film reviews for 'Orpheus Romance' Zine
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Democratizes storytelling | SM pollutes the media landscape with dis- and misinformation
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mikael Blomkvist
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Telling the truth, speaking for those who can't or don't.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
anything Trump
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe everything, Office everything
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter (believe it or not)
Who do you wish followed you?
Malcolm Gladwell
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories that I think are important and ignored, and to contribute. Sounds idealistic. Perhaps it is. This still guides me.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
'Radical Report' - broadcast news anchor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Will let you know...
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't be deterred. Learn how to write...well. Learn how to research and verify...well. Ethics matter.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Evenings and weekends
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Pitch about mass evictions + foodservice employees - tying the two together well before the labour force challenges were being discussed.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A hard-sell branded content piece trying to sell addictive products to foodservice personnel as "healthy."
What's your favorite drink?
coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Cycling or hiking a trail.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Toronto Star
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that I review food
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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