What was your first job as a journalist?
At a local newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is making the news interactive and available to everyone.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Michael Connelly
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To provide accurate and valuable information.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
No idea
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe Photoshop
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Paulo Coelho
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I wanted to spread information about naive art
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Designing the cover and the graphics.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The story of my paintings
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
To always tell the truth
When's the best time to pitch you?
Everytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I don't remember.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I don't have bad pitches.
What's your favorite drink?
Coca Cola
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my atelier.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Publication for Naive Art History.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That my paintings are childish.
