What was your first job as a journalist?
Radio news. Police, fire.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
For the worse.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To clarify the facts as they are and to report them faithfully
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
These are the men who time mens' trial.s About judges at Olympic games
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google, Google Chrome, ascii text editor
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
New York Times
Why did you become a journalist?
Started writing for student newspaper in high school
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
yes, news.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Breaking the news of true cost of a proposed new nuclear reactor in Ontario, Canada
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write often, don't worry about rejections, always be open to new ideas.
When's the best time to pitch you?
business hours, eastern time, US (New York)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
For new advanced nuclear reactor design
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
for roofing materials
What's your favorite drink?
Beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Baseball game
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That radiation will kill people even in the smallest amounts. Did you know bananas are radioactive?
