What was your first job as a journalist?
Bennington Banner
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Damn right, I was born in the 1960s
How is social media changing news?
News items need to be briefer, punchier.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Fletch
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Speaking truth, digging for answers
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
by email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
iPhone, pen, paper, laptop
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Terry Tempest Williams
Why did you become a journalist?
I like to write
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?
Wildlife migrations
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be curious about everything
When's the best time to pitch you?
9:47 a.m.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An invitation to ride on Great Salt Lake with scientists examining the lake's bioherms
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
My client has this invention that will enable homeowners to cut their power bill by 80 percent....
What's your favorite drink?
Pinot noir
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Hiking in the mountains.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
High Country News
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Protecting the environment will undermine the economy
