What was your first job as a journalist?
Review of six inline skates (aka Rollerblades) for BLUE Magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yup!
How is social media changing news?
First beat true, unfortunately.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Nancy Drew
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To act as a gatekeeper of credible information.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Twitter
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
The Force, email, an Apple iPhone that never seems to work right (despite buying the latest), my skateboard, gym shoes, instant coffee.
What's your favorite social network?
You've never heard of it.
Why did you become a journalist?
To control the news!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope!
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
If you can't find someone to publish your story, publish it yourself.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Email in the morning.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Grow with me...
What's your favorite drink?
Craft beer. Lately, a nice coffee stout. That'll change when it gets warm again.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside running with my dog, skateboarding, in the gym or snowboarding. Maybe pretending to surf.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
If I play favorites, my favorite journalists will hate me ;-)
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
All PR people do is blast out press releases and then stories magically appear... the next day.
