What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance journalist for Eurogamer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I have! Though it was for a part in a play.
How is social media changing news?
Speed is the main thing. This obsession with being the first at all times is, in some ways, destroying the integrity of news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Literally everyone from The French Dispatch.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
"To bear witness when others can't or won't" – David Blundy.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My pen.
What's your favorite social network?
Ham Radio
Who do you wish followed you?
A cameraman
Why did you become a journalist?
Seeing the journalists of my childhood use this medium to bring about awareness and change was nothing short of inspiring.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
One of my explainers calling out Wes Streeting's anti-trans rhetoric has allegedly been read by him – hope he takes the criticism on board!
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
The master has failed more than the student has tried... also, good God, learn Shorthand.
When's the best time to pitch you?
On weekdays between 10:30 and 17:00 BST/GMT
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any press release on a private organisation's or brand's anniversary. Trust me, no one cares.
What's your favorite drink?
Vodka & Cranberry.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
As far away from a screen as possible.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That because I am LGBTQ+ my reporting is somehow biased. LGBTQ+ people deserve scrutiny too!
