What was your first job as a journalist?
Mace & Crown
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Once when I was a child
How is social media changing news?
Making news more instant and also makes it tough to know what is true because accuracy is lost.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
N/A
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means you get to tell a story.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
N/A
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mainly Google Drive
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Kanye, LeBron, and Saweetie.
Why did you become a journalist?
2015
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, but I did album reviews for my college paper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Get To Know Series
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do it for the love and the money will follow.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime is fine, preferably no weekends.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Bandhunta Izzy Interview pitch.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to count.
What's your favorite drink?
Arnold Palmer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the bed or at a concert
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
DJ Booth
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That you have to cover everything you are sent.
