What was your first job as a journalist?
Concrete, UEA's student paper - film editor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Completely. Everyone wants it for free.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgundy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Telling compelling and fascinating stories
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, Excel, Internet
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
George Stone ()
Why did you become a journalist?
Love everything it involves
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
University paper - Film editor, features editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
France From the Source
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Specialise and be the best in your field
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mid afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Interviewing UB40 in Antigua
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Listings editor
What's your favorite drink?
rum
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing with my kids
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
National Geographic Traveler
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That France is old-fashioned
