What was your first job as a journalist?
I was an "editorial producer" at CNET. It was the first of many meaningless job titles I would have.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
In the 90s we used electric typewriters in the library for some reason. Maybe this is a false memory.
How is social media changing news?
Journalists now report in front of an audience.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Bambi.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It's a pretty meaningless term.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
There has never been a funny hashtag
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Telepathically
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A lot of Apple products.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitar
Who do you wish followed you?
Lemmings
Why did you become a journalist?
It just sort of happened.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Of course not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What does the word "proud" mean?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't go to journalism school.
When's the best time to pitch you?
The future.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The pitch I never received.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
All of them.
What's your favorite drink?
Whiskey neat.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a bar or SoulCycle.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That "beats" are a thing.
