What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter at Cricinfo, then a start-up cricket website in a country with almost no Internet access.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Only for fun. A portable one.
How is social media changing news?
It's becoming news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Augustus Haynes. The Wire.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To see. To listen. To taste. To smell. And then tell a story.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
barely register.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Nothing like a one-line email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word. IoS.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Every cricketer who cares about the game.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because there's nothing better than writing for a living.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My next one.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write. Read. Write. Read. Write. Repeat.
When's the best time to pitch you?
After sunset.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
There's no such thing as a bad pitch.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
There's no such thing as a bad pitch.
What's your favorite drink?
Rum. Water. Lime.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Smoking a cigarette.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times. The Atlantic. The New Yorker. Texas Monthly.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is a beat. It's really a metaphor for life.
