What was your first job as a journalist?
PR writer for monthly newsletter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, learned to type on a typewriter.
How is social media changing news?
Information travels instantly!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Leslie Zemeckis
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Getting news out in a timely fashion.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
All
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Don't do that!
Why did you become a journalist?
I like it
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Travels on Hwy 101 During the Pandemic
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Writer's write!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Hard to remember
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Hard to remember
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
swimming
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Smithsonian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is easy
