What was your first job as a journalist?
Social media assistant producer at NPR
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, but I wish I had.
How is social media changing news?
Social media makes the people formerly known as “audience” active participants and news gathering and storytelling.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Superman
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, phone or Twitter. What matters is the story itself.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MacBook Air, iPhone, Twitter, Safari, iA Writer.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Faiza Ambah.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I want to tell interesting stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
High schools in Saudi Arabia don’t have newspapers.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The rise of Arab American standup comedy and how it helped export this performance art to the Middle East.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Bill Lambert once said: “You must have a low threshold of indignation, a low tolerance for corruption and abuse of public trust.”
