Journalist Q&A Articles

Interview: Rebecca Fox

Frank Washkuch August 04, 2008

Rebecca Fox is a journalist covering journalists in the rapidly changing New York media world. She chats with PRWeek about traditional media outlets going online and other trends she sees working as managing editor at Mediabistro.com and its blog, FishbowlNY.
 

Interview: Michael Harrison

Ted McKenna July 28, 2008

Michael Harrison recently spoke with PRWeek about the political leanings of talk radio hosts, deconsolidation of radio station ownership, and the impending death of traditional radio outlets.
 

Interview: Whitney Matheson

Kimberly Maul July 21, 2008

Whitney Matheson is culture queen at USA Today, where she writes the PopCandy blog. Yet while her own interests and her many readers influence much of the blog's indie content, Matheson also gets ideas from pitches, kits, and PR professionals.
 

Interview: Mitra Kalita

Aarti Shah July 14, 2008

Mitra Kalita recently went on a leave of absence from The Washington Post to launch Mint, an Indian business newspaper and Web site, created in collaboration with The Wall Street Journal. Kalita talks to PRWeek about how the American news media contrasts with those of emerging markets.
 

Interview: Brandusa Niro

Alexandra Bruell June 30, 2008

Brandusa Niro, editor-in-chief and founder of IMG publications' The Daily Front Row, www.fashionweekdaily.com, and the Fashion Mini, discusses her career, the success of her publications, and the role of fashion in society today.
 

Interview: Lisa Lillien

Beth Krietsch June 23, 2008

As a self-described "food gossip," Lisa Lillien started Hungry Girl in May 2004 as a way to share her knowledge of food with the public. Prior to founding the Web site, Lillien worked at Warner Bros. and Nickelodeon in TV production and online content-production roles. She also worked in magazine journalism.
 

Interview: Laura Rowley

Nicole Zerillo June 16, 2008

Laura Rowly has written her "Money & Happiness" bi-weekly column since 2005, which is read by 20 million visitors a month. In addition to writing a book of the same title, Rowley has reported on finance for many years for both print and broadcast media. Rowley also serves as an adjunct professor of religious studies at Seton Hall.
 

Interview: Jeanine Detz

Jaimy Lee June 09, 2008

Jeanine Detz turned a combined interest in fitness and journalism into a senior editor position at Shape. After publishing a book, "Ultimate Core Ball Workout," in 2005 and freelancing for a number of American Media publications, Detz joined the Shape staff as a senior editor focusing on fitness.
 

Interview: Kate Taylor

Tonya Garcia June 02, 2008

Kate Taylor has been the arts and culture reporter for the New York Sun for two years. Prior to joining the Sun, she was an editorial assistant at The New Yorker and Slate, and interned at Harper's. She's a 2001 graduate of Harvard University.
 

Interview: Peter King

Frank Washkuch May 26, 2008

Twenty-nine years ago, Peter King graduated from Ohio University with a degree in journalism and no idea that he'd be a sportswriter - let along one of the best known sportswriters in the world - nearly three decades later.