Tamara MC
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
MSN,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Life,
Business Insider,
Daily Mail,
HuffPost,
Issuu,
SossTalk,
The Independent (UK),
Yahoo Canada
and
Covers:
Judaism, Islam, Cults, Academia, Language, Culture, Identity, Women, Health, Gender, Parenting, Activism, Peace, Child Marriage, Home, Design, Film, TV, Pop Culture, Profiles, Travel, Food, Veganism.
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course! Learned to type on Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor.
How is social media changing news?
News is becoming more accessible and equitable to voices that wouldn't have otherwise been heard.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell multiple Truths, with a capital T.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Oprah, Madonna, Malala, Michelle Obama, Cindy Lauper, Savannah Guthrie, Jane Fonda, Clive Davis, Angelina Jolie, bell hooks, Gloria Steinem.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories no one else could tell.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, never even thought it was an option.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The story of the commune where I grew up in Texas.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Tell your story, and tell it slant.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On a running or bike path, by the ocean, sipping coffee at a café, walking with my pups, curled up in bed reading a book or watching a film.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NYT, Teen Vogue, Harper's, The New Yorker, Paris Review, Ploughshares, Cosmo, Elle, Shondaland, The Atlantic, The Sun, McSweeney's, Salon.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Muslims and Jews hate each other and are more dissimilar than similar.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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