Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Endlessly fascinating, always learning.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Best by email. Most interested in stories that I have a deep experience in, especially pharmaceuticals, drug policy and disease mongering.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft word.
Why did you become a journalist?
I discovered stories that need telling and I learned how to tell them.
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?
Radio Documentary for CBC Ideas: You are Pre-Diseased
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't say no.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Every pitch is the best because it's new
What's your favorite drink?
Smoothie
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Doing carpentry
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Epoch Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's about drug discovery. No it isn't: it's about who had the power or authority to shape the nature of the disease.
