What was your first job as a journalist?
legal
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
The need to be first versus in depth, contextualized coverage
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sally Mack
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Storytelling and speaking truth to power
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Anyway
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Local politicians struggling to balance the conflicting demands they face.
Why did you become a journalist?
help others
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I love covering Virginia Key
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard and tell the truth
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
All
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
All are good
What's your favorite drink?
coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
practicing law
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Miami Herald and Miami New Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Activists and developers can't get along
