What was your first job as a journalist?
Broadcasting the daily announcements in fifth grade at Mesilla Park Elementary in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Who hasn't??!
How is social media changing news?
We are inundated with information 24/7, which is why it feels so nice to turn off and disengage once in awhile.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Carrie Bradshaw.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-mail. No phone calls, please. They mess with my creative juju.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Too many to name here...
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Taylor Swift.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories. I'm a storyteller at heart.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. And middle school, too. I've been a journalist for as long as I can remember.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A cover story highlighting Albuquerque's creative economy and its potential to spur job growth in New Mexico.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be persistent. Ambition and drive go a long way to separate you from the crowd.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Late night or early morning. I usually answer e-mails first thing when I get into the office.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
One for a book release for a topic that I was writing about that week. Seriously, editorial calendars are your best friends! :)
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A press release with a string of indecipherable product parts by a manufacturing company. Jargon = bad.
What's your favorite drink?
Anything alcoholic.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Coffee shop or networking mixer.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Salon, People, Variety and the occasional U.S. Weekly! :)
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That business is boring. It really isn't. I enjoy highlighting the stories of the people and personalities behind the companies and deals.
