What was your first job as a journalist?
Film critic
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Back in 6th grade!
How is social media changing news?
I am so sick of writing about social media.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Raoul Duke
What does it mean to be a journalist?
As the saying goes: to write what some people do not want printed, everything else is PR.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Digital audio recorder, Google Docs, Substack, ChatGPT
What's your favorite social network?
Substack Notes
Who do you wish followed you?
The morally confused.
Why did you become a journalist?
To defend the Jewish people.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I was a copy editor, entertainment editor, film critic, book reviewer, and opinion columnist.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Pick a different profession. This was a huge mistake.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time is fine.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to count. So many just send stuff out without having any idea whether the journalist focuses on their subject or not.
What's your favorite drink?
Bones Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Snuggling on the couch with my fiancee and our puppy Jasmine.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I enjoy Mediaite.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Just how much antisemitism has increased in the last decade. It's a huge problem now.
