ThD, Author/Speaker
Wife, Mom, Grandmother
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
For a Catholic publication in 2013.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Many opinions all over the place.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I have to think about it.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I write faith inspirations. That is fhe angle I cover.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I am not sure.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I don't know.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Too many to list.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
I don't know.
Why did you become a journalist?
An invitation from a media outlet.
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?
People who care very much about the welfare of others and faith inspirations.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write from your heart but don't be too wordy.
When's the best time to pitch you?
I don't know.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I don't know.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I don't know.
What's your favorite drink?
Mineral Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Being a Mom.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Prayers.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I don't know.
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