What was your first job as a journalist?
writing about information technology
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Sometimes for the worse
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be courageous
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email is fine
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Audio editing packages mostly
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
M.I.A.
Why did you become a journalist?
To share hope.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote stories, of course.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Anything about diversity in media
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be scrappy
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings are fine
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Anything oriented to reality TV
What's your favorite drink?
tequila
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Kickboxing
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Nieman Lab
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's special
