What was your first job as a journalist?
Editorialist and columnist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
By delivering it almost instantaneously. Sadly, without the benefit of verification and moderation.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Social media is a mixed bag. It has the advantage of speed over conventional media but news on media should be taken with a pinch of salt.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
You become a public intellectual, informing, teaching and generating debate on topical issues
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Social media
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Desktop, laptop, phone
What's your favorite social network?
Helping those in need when I can
Why did you become a journalist?
I had burning passion for journalism, to influence and inform through the power of the pen
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Critiques on errant politicians
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
It is a vocation. Maintain focus, zeal and passion for disseminating news. The job demands self discipline, ability to work unsupervised.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's your favorite drink?
Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Home
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
All local dailies
