What was your first job as a journalist?
Harvard Neiman Watchdog, now defunct.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
couldn't type in the age of the selectric.
How is social media changing news?
We now have the depth of a piece of glitter.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
The Federal Communications Commission reports
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I'm an telecom analyst who writes to tell stories because most journalists are not specialized or understand the history of AT&T.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
none
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
with slience
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
hammer an chisel preferred.
What's your favorite social network?
none. I like quiet.
Who do you wish followed you?
this should be -- who do you think is tracking you.
Why did you become a journalist?
expose, investigate, take to court.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I played the piano, was in a rock band, and was illiterate.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
IRREGULATORS v FCC -- we uncovered one of the largest accounting scandals in America's telecommunications history.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
investigate don't repeat corporate press releases.
When's the best time to pitch you?
none.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
none
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
a knuckle ball that hit me in the head.
What's your favorite drink?
The higher the alcohol content, the better.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
mediating
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I read stories, not publications.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
the kids don't have a clue about the history. they don't understand how infrastructure works and thinks 5G is real.
