What was your first job as a journalist?
High school sports reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It has made people less attentive to the big story and gives them news in chunks and pieces.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Walter Mitty
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being objective and thorough.
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?
A number of industry tools for newspaper production and a variety of social media outlets.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Joe Sakic
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love asking questions and taking people inside the issue.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I was the sports editor then the editor-in-chief.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Breaking the Carmelo Anthony trade story.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be on time, have a list of questions ready before an interview, and ask good follow-up questions.
When's the best time to pitch you?
After noon.
