What was your first job as a journalist?
3 years ago working for OmniCom MultiMedia
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, IBM Selectric
How is social media changing news?
Badly
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Murphy Brown
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Learn to listen.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I'm a Windows
What's your favorite social network?
Vodka
Who do you wish followed you?
Donna Mills
Why did you become a journalist?
I've done everything else I've ever wanted to do.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was an assistant editor.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Wilton Manors Equity
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
LISTEN!
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
We want a 1500-word overview article on the NCL Bliss. An Alaskan Cruise fully paid.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Could you write an article about a 3-legged dog with a terrible overbite and a light case of mange for adoption?
What's your favorite drink?
Sweet tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
City Hall
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
My Google news feed.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's a vacation all the time.
