What was your first job as a journalist?
2008 Ron Paul interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Absolutely
How is social media changing news?
Itโs helping it.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Fletch
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Itโs time consuming but a labor of love.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In person
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Anything and everything.
What's your favorite social network?
X
Who do you wish followed you?
Paul McCartney
Why did you become a journalist?
To report the facts left out by the corporate media.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Journalist.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Ron Paul story
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Collect info, confirm, report.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Too many to just say one
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Iโd rather not say
What's your favorite drink?
Raw milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Phone or in the field.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Time
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Itโs easy.
