What was your first job as a journalist?
cannon fodder - taking HS basketball and wrestling results over the phone for 4 hrs a night, 5 nights a week
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I graduated from college still using a typewriter, was relieved at my internship that the newfangled computer had a QWERTY keyboard at least,
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lou Grant
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
get to the point quickly, and by email
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Donald Trump. We used to talk regularly (in 2007-08, during the Meadowlands EnCap saga). Lately, not so much. Maybe he's busy.
Why did you become a journalist?
I like to explain what's happening. Turning complicated into understandable is deeply satisfying.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
my HS didn't have a newspaper. or a football team. or a band.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
talk to real people - not just the people in power or the people presented to you as the truthtellers.
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime - I always catch up eventually - but especially late mornings
What's your favorite drink?
Sierra Nevada
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Hiking
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Time magazine
