What was your first job as a journalist?
Obit writer.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I still own an electric typewriter.
How is social media changing news?
Somehow speeding it up still.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Michael Keaton's character, Henry Hackett, in the movie "The Paper."
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Sometimes entertaining, always informing.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Not sure.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In secret and/or before anyone else.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Excel, Javascript, Open Records request forms, a good mobile phone and laptop, notepads.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram.
Who do you wish followed you?
Larry Bird.
Why did you become a journalist?
To write and to learn.
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?
A story about the Army National Guardsmen training at Fort Dix for deployment to Iraq.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Know how to manipulate HTML, Javascript and CSS code and how to use data spreadsheets like Excel.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Over coffee or whisky.
