Caroline Hurry
Verified
As seen in:
Medium,
TRUELOVE Magazine,
Independent Online,
The Citizen (South Africa),
BizNews.com,
All4Women,
ASMALLWORLD
Covers:
Travel destinations
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
A reporter on the Hillbrow Herald
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
Social media has turned just about everybody into a journalist. Immediacy is key!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Are you saying journalists write fiction?
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have a thirst for knowledge and adventure
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My iphone and laptop
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone interested in travel, good writing and a few airline CEOs
Why did you become a journalist?
So I could travel the world
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
We did not have a high school newspaper
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
1. Get familiar with the publication or website you want to pitch. Read back issues. What types of stories feature? How long are the articles? If you have a particular story in mind, pitch it to the correct publication
2. Write your own blurb, headline and captions. This shows professionalism. Your headline and blurb may get changed but at least you’ve given the editor something to work with.
3. Never pester editors. Give them at least a month to respond. If no response, keep pitching elsewhere.
4. When you send queries to editors, mention in brief where you have been and what you plan in future.
5. Get published anywhere and everywhere. Build a portfolio you can link to
6. Improve your photography. Most publications want images.
8. Find new and interesting angles.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, I choose when to read my emails
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An offer to fly me First Class to Berlin
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any pitches asking me to be somewhere at short notice
What's your favorite drink?
Sparkling water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Out walking my dogs, on safari, or winging my way (preferably Business Class) to a European city
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I enjoy so many it would be difficult to list just one.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's all travel glamour and no work
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