What was your first job as a journalist?
I translated ecological news from English to Ukrainian
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yea :) In my school years, when there were no computers
How is social media changing news?
for the worse
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
The people at Babyon Bee
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Search for the truth no matter where it will take you
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
oof... no idea
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, photoshop, ms word, excel, click to link, muckrack, crowdtangle, grammarly, evernote, tweetdeck, moz toolbar, buzzsumo etc
What's your favorite social network?
facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Anne Applebaum
Why did you become a journalist?
I was at the right place at the right time
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
For my university newspaper. Wrote all sort of things :) I even conducted an anti-corruption investigation
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get to know your audience! Who are you writing for? What language do they understand? Why should they care about your topic at all?
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time, just don't expect I'll answer right away
What's the best pitch you ever got?
About a common platform for Poles and Ukrainians - very timely
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Perhaps it's the looney guy who keeps sending me exposes of the FSB using psychotropic electronic weapons against him
What's your favorite drink?
Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
sleeping in bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The public discourse
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's boring
