What was your first job as a journalist?
Radio journalist and newsreader at Vibe Fm4 in Ghana
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes... years ago
How is social media changing news?
it is making it easier to share stories across cultures. It is also, sadly, making it it easier for quick rumour to trump reflected reports.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I want to say Michael Rezendes in the film Spotlight, but of course he's a real life character. So.. The Day Today's Peter O'Hanrahanrahan?
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be able to watch the world unfold and to have an excuse to talk to people I'd want to talk to anyway.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email, sms.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Edirol microphone, various editing systems, good' ol Skype on the smart phone.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Malala Yousafzai would be an honour - but I'd have to cut out of the superficial tweets about ski racing perhaps.
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to listen to people's stories and observe the world.
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?
Covering the Paris Climate Talks from Paris for the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation & the Brexit referendum day from London.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be interested, read a alot, chat to everyone, enjoy it, be a listener and be humble.
When's the best time to pitch you?
0700 - 1900 CET
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Any chance to do something interesting
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To cover Chernobyl's anniversary (I went)
What's your favorite drink?
tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my bicycle
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I report from Austria which is is either classical elgant or snowy according the cliché. Sometimes is scruffy and hot.
