What was your first job as a journalist?
First published piece appeared in the Chicago Tribune (1993) followed closely by two successive articles in The Los Angeles Times (1993).
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I learned to touch-type on a manual Smith-Corona in 1969.
How is social media changing news?
It equalizes access to news, opinion and analysis -- for better and for worse.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don't do much fiction.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Complete intellectual freedom
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Too many to recall.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Basic MS-Word, Publisher and Acrobat
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Every Member of Congress and the Executive Branch
Why did you become a journalist?
Can't stop writing.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My book -- Doing Good--the New Rules of Corporate Responsibility, Conscience and Character.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Just keep writing
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime - 202-780-1150
What's the best pitch you ever got?
WSJ asked me to comment on corporate ethics.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No bad pitches.
What's your favorite drink?
Lemonade
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Nothing beats the Bible for a great read. Second to that, there is always the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and The Economist
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Not sure
