What was your first job as a journalist?
Local papers. The Guestlist Network. The Fringe Report.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I used a word processor once.
How is social media changing news?
It's making it worse and better. Better because it is more democratic. Worse because no one fact checks or seems to care about the truth.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
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What does it mean to be a journalist?
To find the truth and tell it. To show us who we are. To share our lives. Important stories that need to be shared.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
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What's your favorite social network?
X and Instagram. Threads has a good vibe too.
Who do you wish followed you?
All of the editors.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love people and telling stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
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What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The Blake Lively row shows how toxic film sets can be. I should know for The Sunday Times.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep going. Work on your pitch.
When's the best time to pitch you?
I don't mind.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No hook, no pictures and not relevant.
What's your favorite drink?
Tea and Pepsi Max. Oh, and a martini.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my family.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Sunday Times, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Observer, Red, Tatler,, Grazia, Stylish, Prima, Nat Geo
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
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