What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancing for student magazines - they paid $10 a article.That was 30 years ago. Ironically that's more than some MSM outlets pay now
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, for years.
How is social media changing news?
As a journalist is makes reporting much easier, both news gathering, but also cold calling contacts.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Raoul Duke
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Protect the weak, punish the wicked, leave the world a better place than how you found it.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Not something I follow too closely
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email first with three or four key bullet points. Then put me in contact with the talent.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Browser, iPhone, word processor, Dropbox. What more do you need?
What's your favorite social network?
Linkedin professionally, Facebook personally
Who do you wish followed you?
No one in particular, everyone has an interesting story to tell
Why did you become a journalist?
So I could get paid the write.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
With a friend I launched the first school newspaper at St Edmund primary school in 1979 while in grade 7. The authorities shut us down.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Always the last one I wrote.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Remove your ego from the story - its about them, not you.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, by email
