Therese Iknoian
(She/Her)
As seen in:
HI Travel Tales,
Substack,
Matador Network,
Next Avenue,
Backpacker Magazine,
Yubanet,
Perceptive Travel,
TravelWorld International Magazine
Covers:
travel exploration, urban and outdoor adventures, culinary, culture and history, local stories, business profiles, fitness and wellness, photography, immersive and slow travel, trail adventures, gear
Doesn't Cover:
family travel, multi-gen travel
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
OMG, yes. My mother, bless her heart, insisted I take typing in high school -- and am I ever glad!
How is social media changing news?
Greatly changing it, and not always for the better. If used correctly, it is a tremendous tool for helping businesses spread their news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Historical fiction: Ken Follett's trilogies are astounding!
Who do you wish followed you?
serious journalists and journalism outlets. Because I chase travel stories as a real journalist.
Why did you become a journalist?
My high school teacher insisted it was right. I resisted - until I took a news writing class as a college elective. A challenge I ate up!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I FOUNDED a school newspaper in junior high school! then become editor of my high school paper, too, winning a national writing award!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winningnews team at the San Jose Mercury News in 1989 covering the aftermath of the Loma Prieta Earthquake.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
on a trail running or hiking, in the garden, or reading.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker, New York Times...
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