What was your first job as a journalist?
Production listings editor for a industry trade called Below The Line. I kept track of everything filming with a crew all over the world.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course!
How is social media changing news?
It is driving the mainstream news, creating the content and is the new valuable metric for relevance, unfortunately.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Elmore Leonard
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Accepting the fact people will try to curry favor with you constantly. And they're not your friend.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email is best.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop laptop laptop phone phone phone and PC/Apple software.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter for its immediacy and brevity
Who do you wish followed you?
Anthony Bourdain!
Why did you become a journalist?
I kept writing down my stories and someone paid me for them, then gave me a staff job.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The special edition celebrating DP Gordon Willis' 75th Birthday for BTL, Peter Caranicas (Variety) was my editor at the time. Major "get"
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be thorough and do your homework, let the subject speak. Have a passion for whatever it is you cover.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
