What was your first job as a journalist?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes because drinking kombucha would only make me slightly pretentious - I'm here for the full fat experience.
How is social media changing news?
It's changing whose voices we listen to for better and for worse.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jon Arbuckle
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To wade through the poop and offer up the gems to the masses.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By an editor giving me something to write (freelance be like)
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, FileZilla, Photopea and Notepad (for HTML).
What's your favorite social network?
BBS boards and the old Facepunch forums.
Who do you wish followed you?
My shadow.
Why did you become a journalist?
To convince my mum that spending thousands of hours playing video games wasn't a mistake.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was in charge of my Primary school's newspaper and we took the fight to the man who wanted to build gigantic pylons past the village.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
System Shock always had a special part in my brain and having the opportunity to review Nightdive's remake was really special.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write articles that are close to you and mean something as well as content and SEO-driven articles like buying guides and newsbeats.
When's the best time to pitch you?
24/7 - da news never stops
What's the best pitch you ever got?
System Shock Remake review and hardware reviews.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
My lips are sealed.
What's your favorite drink?
Green tea kombucha (yeah I know...)
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the Scottish Highlands.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
GamingOnLinux - it tickles the contrarian inside of me (and I love the Steam Deck).
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I'm an excellent writer rather than a lost himbo.
