What was your first job as a journalist?
Arts Editor, Petaluma Argus-Courier
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Once, I think, in a dream.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is fake news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Truth, justice and the American Way but not necessarily in that order. Or at all.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With gusto.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, smartphone, apps galore, the cloud, innate shrewdness.
What's your favorite social network?
IRL
Who do you wish followed you?
My twin. He's been 2 minutes behind me since birth.
Why did you become a journalist?
It was the cheapest way to become a writer.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Dropped out of high school.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Quantum Deadline.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Always be filing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Over drinks.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Come live at our film festival for a week.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Something about the box wine revolution.
What's your favorite drink?
Pinot noir.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Behind the camera.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Flipboard.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's all wine and cheese.
