What was your first job as a journalist?
Editor-in-Chief of The Miami Hurricane - The University of Miami's twice-weekly newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
Too may 'news orgs' are churn operations -- meaningless posts every coupla minutes - bad for democracy
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lou Grant
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Storyteller, truth-teller, news-gatherer, explainer
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
. . . minus hyperbole, just the facts
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Command F
What's your favorite social network?
TikTok
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
x
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Marry well
When's the best time to pitch you?
Midmorning or mid afternoon
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
When the names of 12 brands/sponsors are shoehorned in to heds and ledes - I toss these
What's your favorite drink?
club soda
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Teen Vogue, Rolling Stone
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's all fun. Entertainment biz has its complexities, just like every industry. Profiling artists is time-consuming, if done well
