Tasha Stewart on Muck Rack

Tasha Stewart

Baltimore
As seen in: Andscape, Thought Catalog, WCPO-TV (Cincinnati, OH), National Human Genome Research Institute, Online News Association, Kentucky New Era, The Student (Edinburgh), The Business Magazine, KSGF-FM (Springfield, MO), Mountain Advocate, Nolan Group Media
Senior HBCU editor @ESPN's @Andscape. Past: @onwurd, @wcpo, @enquirer, @ajc & @detroitnews. 410 forever. @HowardU forever ever. @Ravens fan. ΔΣΘ. A real one.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Copy editor for The Detroit News.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email.

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Who do you wish followed you?

Idris Elba. I wish he followed me home. (Oh, was that not what you meant?)

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

Yes. I was co-editor-in-chief.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Stay hungry and humble, and never stop learning.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Midday.

What's your favorite drink?

Sidecar martinis.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

A good restaurant or bar.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Vox

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That it's all glitz and glamour. It's fun, but it's hard work!
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