What was your first job as a journalist?
Tea maker
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Long time ago
How is social media changing news?
Wow... we are in a revolution
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ross Kemp
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Death by firing squad
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Trump
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
The usual
What's your favorite social network?
I do not want to admit to that publicly
Who do you wish followed you?
Corbin ,May and perhaps Trump
Why did you become a journalist?
So my mistakes disapear without me trying
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
They did not have one
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My book The Good, the Bad and the Greedy
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Go on line
When's the best time to pitch you?
Not between 1200 and 0700
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story aboout one of the biggest rock groups of our generation.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Trying to make a case that a very well known self help guru faked demonstrations when the editor was a big fan.
What's your favorite drink?
Wine of course
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Taxation
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Could you rephrase that question?
