What was your first job as a journalist?
Working for Futurism is actually my first job as a journalist. Before that, I was in the academe teaching History and Latin.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Not recently, no.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Will MacAvoy
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress. MS Word.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
George Lucas
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Perhaps the one I did on Jojo Rabbit. Or the one on that robo dog episode of Black Mirror. Or the one about AI today.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never lose your sense of wonder. Be curious. Ask questions. And read. Read a lot.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any, actually. I check my email regularly.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee. Black.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a bar with friends or at a coffeeshop reading a book. Or playing Magic: the Gathering.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
