What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern at the Los Angeles Times Book Review.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Most people get their news from social media now.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I'm a progressive journalist which means I have ethics.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Twitter DM
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
6 year old laptop, iPad, Excel, iPhone, Notepad
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
I don't give a rat's ass and respect NONE with the possible exception of Glenn Greenwald. And I don't care if he "follows me".
Why did you become a journalist?
I have to eat.
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?
The Clinton Foundation Stories via which made me permanently unemployable as a 6-figure nonprofit executive.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't be a doormat like me.
When's the best time to pitch you?
any
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I am waiting to write about a landmark court case about immigration fraud.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
"I've got this amazing story, you write it and we'll split the profits."
What's your favorite drink?
Arnold Palmer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
beach or classroom
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Scientific American
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I make any appreciable money.
