What was your first job as a journalist?
weldcountycorruption.com editor.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes: and lots of White-out.
How is social media changing news?
Accessibility to the truth as it actually is, not as presented by corrupt mainstream media.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
None.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Exposing the truth. Uncovering crime and corruption by corrupt government officials.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through Facebook, or the contact page at hartmannconspiracy.com
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, Gimp photo editing, Filezilla
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
The Colorado Attorney General, FBI, the Department of Justice, and Congressman Ken Buck.
Why did you become a journalist?
2011
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?
The one that I'm presently working on at any given time.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Seek the truth. Never compromise your moral center. Stay true to the facts.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Weld County District Court Judge Todd Taylor admitted Chief Judge James Hartmann had been bribed by the Defendants in a wage claim case.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Weld County Chief deputy DA Steve Wrenn, when he attempted to conceal the alleged criminal acts of Weld County Chief Judge James Hartmann.
What's your favorite drink?
Arizona Green Tea, in the gallon jugs, please.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Doing research.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
weldcountycorruption dot com
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Government trolls believe they have the right to attack the publisher of hartmannconspiracy.com with personal allegations, rather than facts
