What was your first job as a journalist?
staff writer for City Moms blog
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes!
How is social media changing news?
My making it quicker and more immediate, and making any gaffes viral.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jim Qwilleran
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means writing the truth as you see it in such a way as to engage the reader and help them form opinions.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
However you like!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use a google chromebook and google docs.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook.
Who do you wish followed you?
Michelle Obama, especially the stuff I write about race.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I couldn't be anything else.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote a food column.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A Mother's White Privilege, which talks about what it's like to be a white parent in America as opposed to a black one.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing. Keep reading.
When's the best time to pitch you?
early morning. I have three kids so I get up early to write.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To write about my postpartum depression.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Writing about online poker.
What's your favorite drink?
sweet tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Homeschooling my three sons
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Salon or Slate
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That mommy bloggers are navel-gazing idiots obsessed with their squalling spawn.
