What was your first job as a journalist?
It was 2008, I wrote a travel blog for b5media.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, in 1991 when I took a typing class as a freshman in high school. First and only time.
How is social media changing news?
We'll only really understand the implications in hindsight.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ira Glass. Oh wait, he's real.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Evernote, Lightroom, Word, Photoshop, and Scrivener (sometimes).
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
The Pope.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories and find meaning.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was the news editor. I was also the editor-in-chief on the yearbook.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My documentary about the curious lives of people who used wireless internet as a way to untether their lives and travel the world.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read the original source, get on the phone more, and writing is editing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever, it's email, I'll get to when I have time.
