What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Gatekeepers change.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Jennings
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To balance speed with accuracy.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
E-Mail.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A lot.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell 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?
Hey, I'm just doing my job.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do what you are passionate about.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Always.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Still waiting for it.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Still waiting for it.
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At my mobile
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NZZ.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
VR is for nerds only.
