What was your first job as a journalist?
A review of a Charlie Kaufman movie for Den of Geek.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, I had one when I was a kid.
How is social media changing news?
It's making more people more irate more quickly!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ben Urich.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email. I work full-time during the day.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
LibreOffice. WordPress. Audacity. Pixlr.
What's your favorite social network?
The late Nintendo StreetPass.
Why did you become a journalist?
I like answers to questions. Being a journalist helps get answers.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be confident. Nobody else is going to be for you.
What's your favorite drink?
An Old Fashioned.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In a lab coat, or being shown drawings by my children.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I would have said USgamer but... VG247.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we have to be good at games. It's not a competition.
