Tamara Gruber
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Your Time To Fly,
Lonely Planet,
Family Vacation Critic,
Ciao Bambino!,
We3Travel,
Outside Suburbia,
Vacation Mavens Travel Podcast
Covers:
Luxury travel, adventure travel, midlife travel, family travel, culinary travel, wine travel, boutique hotels, romantic getaways, girls' trips, couples travel, solo female travel, cruises
Doesn't Cover:
Budget travel
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Blogger at We3Travel.com
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It is making people less likely to read a full article and only skim attention grabbing headlines
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mikael Blomkvist
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To share factual information and honest, transparent opinions in a way that informs and helps others
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't follow hashtags
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, Keysearch, RankIQ, SEM Rush
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Michelle Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
To share my love of travel planning
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?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Own your own platform
When's the best time to pitch you?
Midday
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I can't remember
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Sexual enhancement products for men
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Taking a walk
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
AFAR
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
The travel writing isn't a real job and that I travel "for free"
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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