What was your first job as a journalist?
Columnist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
For the worse, mostly
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Nikon cameras, Gopros, drone, computer, Adobe CC, Microsoft Office
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Why did you become a journalist?
1992 as a freelancer and columnist
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was editor of my school newspaper for three years. Won best paper in the province for large schools in my Grade 11 year.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Was there ever going to be a Stoughton refinery? I spent 15 months on it and produced arund 12 stories on it.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Print is dead.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoon
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
National Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That oil is evil.
