What was your first job as a journalist?
A story about a pop-up that sells Mexican wings.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
making stories easier to consume
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means I get to tell people's stories.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email or phone call
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google drive, Zoom, Zoom recorder, condenser mic, canon DSLR and Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
MF Doom
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to see more coverage of the part of Los Angeles that I was from.
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?
Love letter to a pizza parlor that raised me called Chico's.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Your personal experience is valuable and helps make the story more compelling,
When's the best time to pitch you?
morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I got to write an essay about a pizza parlor called Chico's in my hometown of Lynwood.
What's your favorite drink?
coffee or something
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
L.A. Taco
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
The assumption that street food is unsafe.
