What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing a monthly travel column
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
How is social media changing news?
Much more fast-moving and hard to distinguish fact from fiction
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
by email at amygcb@united.net
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop. Printer. Cell phone. Notebooks and pens/pencils. Books about the craft of writing. Google. Research tools. Recording programs.
What's your favorite social network?
Medium
Who do you wish followed you?
The Obamas, Oprah Winfrey
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?
A story about food insecurities and a company in Atlanta using food overages from local businesses to feed the homeless and hungry.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write every day.Find your niche and become an expert.Expand your comfort zone. Grow your writing. Proofread.Follow guidelines. Pitch bravely.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime. I read emails when I can get to them.
What's your favorite drink?
Dr. Pepper
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my kids
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
McSweeney's
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That lifestyle writing is fluffy or not as important.
