What was your first job as a journalist?
Columnist for The Pillar.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
It's making it harder to decipher fake news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Eddie Brock.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have integrity and always strive to get mistakes as close to zero as possible.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With celebrities.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress, Google Docs, Excel, Google Sheets, JotForm, MailChimp, Constant Contact.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
Through trial an error.
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?
Interview with Kathy Bates.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Experience.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Day.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Megan Rapinoe.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Someone who has said racist things.
What's your favorite drink?
Arrogant Bastard.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the phone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
The amotivational theory about cannabis.
