Heather Schwedel
Staff Writer·Slate
Brooklyn, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Brooklyn · Celebrities · EntertainmentRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Heather?
Heather Schwedel works as a staff writer at Slate and is publicly associated with brooklyn, celebrities and entertainment, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Television
Market
North America · Brooklyn
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Heather
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Slate.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Heather Schwedel cover?
Coverage
- Brooklyn
- Celebrities
- Entertainment
- Slate
Market
- Brooklyn
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Heather Schwedel?
Heather Schwedel is a Brooklyn-based staff writer associated with Slate. Their published work centres on Brooklyn, Celebrities and Entertainment. Coverage runs through Television. The audience sits primarily in North America. Heather Schwedel works as a staff writer with Slate, based in Brooklyn. Heather Schwedel is staff writer at Slate, based in Brooklyn. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Brooklyn, Celebrities, Entertainment, Slate and United States, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Television, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Staff Writer. Works at: Slate. Based in: Brooklyn, United States, North America. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Heather's television coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Staff Writer
- Works at
- Slate
- Based in
- Brooklyn, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Heather Schwedel
Heather Schwedel works as staff writer and covers Brooklyn, Celebrities, Entertainment and Slate. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Heather Schwedel is based in Brooklyn, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Heather is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Heather's television coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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