What was your first job as a journalist?
interning!
Have you ever used a typewriter?
at a museum once
How is social media changing news?
I wouldn't know, sorry!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hunter S Thomson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
What does anything mean really?
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What's a hashtag? The price tag on a can of hash? Not my kind of cuisine.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Politely!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My brain (what little there is), fingers, and a keyboard. Occasionally I am required to talk to people as well.
What's your favorite social network?
Anyone remember Vampire Freaks?
Who do you wish followed you?
please don't follow me
Why did you become a journalist?
I can't sing or dance.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Not a chance.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
the one i'm editing now!
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
I really don't consider myself one. Something about the importance of ethics I suppose.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever! I don't sleep!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The one YOU send, surely!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
something about godzilla I think
What's your favorite drink?
I really miss Shaquille O'Neal's brand of cream soda.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
a bed. or futon. I'm flexible that way
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Hahahaha
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I don't actually look like this
