Summer Cartwright
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CNN Underscored,
Yahoo Life,
Yahoo,
SheKnows,
InStyle,
SHAPE,
StyleCaster,
Best Products,
FirstFinds,
People Inc.
Covers:
arts & life
Doesn't Cover:
sports
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Covering the college student government
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Only in stores
How is social media changing news?
In every way imaginable.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Gillian Flynn
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Working for other people for the good of them
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Anything Google-related
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Taylor Swift or Caity Weaver
Why did you become a journalist?
I like knowing a little about a lot.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No -- didn't have one.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Trial is over, Reagan Tokes' Spirit will live on.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
The uncertainty is worth it.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Always
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pizza party on my behalf with ranch dressing
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Name was wrong :(
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Somewhere between Chelsea and Soho
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
GQ Magazine, T Magazine, New York Magazine, New Yorker, WaPo, NYTimes
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Unsure!
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