Have you ever used a typewriter?
As a college student.
How is social media changing news?
More clicks, less gatekeeping.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't pay much attention to .
What's your favorite social network?
my close friends.
Why did you become a journalist?
As a kid, I watched my parents read a daily newspaper. It was important to them, so it became important to me.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I discovered journalism as a college freshman, I do remember my high school paper's name -- "The Cavalier"
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I've had the priviledge of reporting climate change stories from East Africa, where the world's most vulnerable are feeling the worst impacts
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A 70-mph fastball from my 15-year-old son.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outdoors in summer and fall. Indoors in winter waiting for spring, probably with a book or watching sports.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That climate change is 'sciencey' and hard for people to understand.
