Have you ever used a typewriter?
No way
How is social media changing news?
Making it too subjective
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To bring the unknown world to people's imagination.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My Macbook Pro and lots of instrumental music
What's your favorite social network?
X (Twitter)
Who do you wish followed you?
Dave Chappelle
Why did you become a journalist?
Because writing brings me happiness
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Motorbiking on the Hai Van Pass, Vietnam
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Make a difference and develop your voice
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Writing about dangerous British pubs and bars.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Boring finance pitches, mostly.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the kitchen, with my son, or on the golf course
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
National Geographic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is easy to write about
