What was your first job as a journalist?
OnlinePokerReport.com
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Provides more access for writers, but also makes it difficult to separate quality information from the junk
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don't have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To try to tell the truth
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In a way that's specific to me, as opposed to a generic pitch
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
No one else was seriously covering an industry (regulated online gambling) that I was interested in
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?
Breaking the story about a DraftKings employee releasing internal data in October 2015
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Develop relationships early and often
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early AM PST
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Still waiting for that one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
They're all pretty bad lately. Just generic.
What's your favorite drink?
Perrier
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Laptop
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NYT
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
There are so many misperceptions about the regulated gambling industry that it's difficult to know where to start
