What was your first job as a journalist?
Staff writer at Chelsea Now
Have you ever used a typewriter?
IBM Selectric was my first.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Cal McCaffrey, from BBC's 'State of Play."
What does it mean to be a journalist?
As Hemingway is rumored to have said: To find out the truth and to write about it, though that is very difficult.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Individual contact, not press release. HOW is open - tweet me, find me on social media - so we can schedule a more in-depth interaction.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
MacBook Air, iPad, phone, JSTOR and other online databases, social media, endless revision.
What's your favorite social network?
I have the Facebook life of a 17-year-old.
Who do you wish followed you?
Rachel Maddow, Seymour Hersh, Urvashi Vaid, Samuel Freedman, Dan Baum....
Why did you become a journalist?
I was one before I knew it, rhinking I was a promising novelist or world-changing activist, but ALWAYS by reporting/writing.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get started as early as you can, and don't expect wealth.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mid-day or mid-evening EST, for the initial contact.
