Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sports stringer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
Its not
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Guardian of history
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
don't remember
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word, Internet, Web and good old leg word and research
What's your favorite social network?
None
Who do you wish followed you?
I don't worry about followers
Why did you become a journalist?
I enjoy writing and the research
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 next one
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
learn to think and have three perspectives to every story. Don't get caught up in building a fan base. Being first is lame, be correct.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Thursdays and Fridays
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Do not remember
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
incomplete emails
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
reading, sculpting, spending time with family
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Batman comics
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's easy
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