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GOT SCOOP?
Tanisha Quilter-Williams
There’s nothing like learning from someone who has already been in the trenches working at top celebrity magazines such as US Weekly Magazine, Inside Edition, E! Entertainment, and so on. So, you want to become an entertainment celebrity reporter that covers headline entertainment news stories? Do you have a passion for journalism and are not sure how to get in the door? Want to learn the top characteristics of reporters that magazine editors look for? You’re in the right place!
- Gain valuable skills to work with a top celebrity magazine
- Get celebrities to talk! Ask the tough questions at red-carpet events
- Find out what can make you stand out in any newsroom
- Learn tools that will keep you in demand.
- Dos and Donts in the News Room
- How to Shine in Pitch Meetings
- What do Editors Want?
- Locating and Interviewing Source Experts
- The Role of a Celebrity Reporter
- Prepping for the Interview
- Red Carpet Etiquette
- Real Life Story Examples from the Author and much, much more!
This is a great read for anyone pursuing a career in entertainment journalism, a college student or if you want to learn something new about a top industry!
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Tanisha Quilter-Williams brings a unique worldview shaped by a colorful background. From growing up as a “military brat,” to working in the trenches at some of Hollywood’s top companies, her eclectic experience has created a unique perspective and fostered her producing projects, as well as her multifaceted characters that come to life in her screenwriting. She enjoys writing dramedies about the female experience and the quest for self-discovery. Working at big agencies such as, ICM and WMA she continued to pursue her dream of writing working at entertainment companies Inside Edition, E! Entertainment and US Weekly. Her work as a senior entertainment reporter introduced her to experiences that landed her on the red carpet interviewing celebrities, such as, Oprah Winfrey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Denzel Washington, and Kelsey Grammar.
During her time at US Weekly, she played a major part in bringing one of the biggest cover stories to US Weekly Magazine when she negotiated the Levi Johnston and Bristol
Palin engagement cover story In 2013, Tanisha left the journalism world behind to pursue her passion for screenwriting.
She eventually went back to school to obtain her MFA in Creative Writing and hasn’t looked back. Post-graduation, I had a lot of questions when it came to moving through the industry and it took some time but eventually I began to land opportunities, but, the struggle of moving through the rooms and spaces was overwhelming at times.
Over the years, she wrote down information and tips that were helpful to her in her journey as she naviagate through the jurnalism arena. Hence, she recently completed a self-help guide called, “Got Scoop?” Tips on Working and Landing a Job as a Celebrity Reporter.” In 2023, she picked up those notes and decided to self- publish them into a book to help students or aspiring reporters who are entering the industry with some valuable information that could propel their career to another level.
In addition to her new author endeavors, she has written and produced a fiction podcast drama called “Forties AF,” about three forty-something single friends who pick up the pieces their thirties left behind. To-date, Forties AF Season 1 and Season 2 collectively have received more than 130,000 downloads with very little marketing or ad budget. The podcast has been chosen to participate in Gotham Pitch Week 2021 and was nominated as BEST FICTION PODCAST by the Podcast Awards-People’s Choice in 2021.
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“Got Scoop?” Tips on Working and Landing a Job as a Celebrity Reporter,” is a great self-help guide for incoming students, graduates and more that are pursuing reporter, journalist position at entertainment, blogs, magazines or media outlets. This new and informative publication will provide context behind the scenes and out in the field. As an alumnus of Cal-State University, Los Angeles, I vividly recall having a lot of questions post-graduation as I treaded through rooms and spaces at US Weekly magazine, Inside Edition, E! Entertainment and more. Being in a position and having the uncertainty of learning by trial and what was expected was overwhelming at times. So, throughout the years, I began to write down information and tips that helped me navigate in and around the journalism arena. Hence, this self-help guide was born.
It would be a privilege to be considered as a possible addition to your journalism curriculum. Get the scoop for your students and prepare them for what’s to come from someone who experienced it. Request a FREE copy for consideration.
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