What was your first job as a journalist?
Technically, it was a community manager.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Forcing shorter and faster responses which was already problematic with the internet.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Many things, but above all respecting the reader.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
IDKMYBFFJILL
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email and with context relevant to me.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly and Descript.
What's your favorite social network?
It used to be twitter. Now, IDK.
Who do you wish followed you?
Bill Gates
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I loved tech and writing about it.
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?
Probably the one where I caught Intel faking a demo.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
The thorough, don't worry about how long it takes.
When's the best time to pitch you?
After 9am
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pitch about a company that made touchscreen buttons.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The fake ones that don't actually know anything about me.
What's your favorite drink?
Arnold Palmer.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In a headset
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I like to read The Verge, The Economist and Bloomberg.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That everyone understands chips at the same level.
