What was your first job as a journalist?
reporter..covering civic affairs
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Got an opportunity to use typewriters for writing letters to editor to newspapers and then again while working as intern at a news agency
How is social media changing news?
Proliferating digital platforms of news dissemination by, of and for the citizens.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stieg Larsson.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Upright
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
endoftheworldconfessions
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Local news making national/global impact
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Interviews, recording, notes, background information, local citizens, analysis.
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Young aspiring journalists
Why did you become a journalist?
Could possibly do something positive for society.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Reporting and Editing.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
crime and police probe
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Hard work. Integrity. Honesty.
When's the best time to pitch you?
morning at a higher level of activity
