What was your first job as a journalist?
Editorial assistant at a glossy travel mag in downtown Seattle where I wasn't allowed to drink the free iced canned coffee but did anyways.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Ironically?
How is social media changing news?
People are getting their news quicker and from more sources. It's a journalist's job to do their diligence to provide factual, accurate news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
The tenacity of the guy in, The Yiddish Policemen's Union, comes to mind.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist allows a lens for humanity to scrutinize itself.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word, pen, paper, and a lot of coffee.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone who wants to read something.
Why did you become a journalist?
I became a journalist because I believe stories make us better.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The opioid epidemic in King and Snohomish counties.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Tenacity and resilience are your best friends.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever's clever.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Once upon a time a got to write a travel piece on Friday Harbor.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
"5 places to get frosé this summer!"
What's your favorite drink?
Boulevardier
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Running trails in the PNW with my two pit bulls or reading on my chaise lounge... with my two pit bulls.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker and National Geographic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
All tourism is a good thing.
