What was your first job as a journalist?
School magazine and a local weekly newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Here today - literally gone tomorrow. No sticking power
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
N/A
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
N/A
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Acer laptop, google, libreoffice
What's your favorite social network?
N/A
Who do you wish followed you?
Eric Metaxas
Why did you become a journalist?
To use my skills as a writer to share information
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No - college
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
One would be on a two-year associate degree that a few prisoners (lifers) in a maximum security facility can achieve; life changing for them
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Always be curious; research; go to an interview with a set of questions, but be prepared to stray off course to get the best quotes
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To write about a taxidermist
What's your favorite drink?
Matcha green tea - no sugar
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Riding my horse, hiking, taking photographs, traveling
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
WORLD
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
N/A
