What was your first job as a journalist?
An internship under a pen name for a local arts website
Have you ever used a typewriter?
nope
How is social media changing news?
Companies and people can use social media to create news. Social media can also be used to quickly spread information or misinformation.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Tell the truth and provide perspective on a situation, and do it responsibly
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Hashtags aren't funny to me
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email or social media message
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, Microsoft Word, Slack, social media, my brain, my phone, reference books and websites, Skype
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Connie Wang, Maki Itoh
Why did you become a journalist?
Digital media was the first way I found I could get hired as a writer
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
This answer changes all the time! Anything I keep in my portfolio is a runner-up, also some fiction I've written.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Know your worth, but remember you can always learn from those with more experience, different areas of expertise, different points of view.
When's the best time to pitch you?
8 AM and 2 PM Pacific is probably best, but really any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Anything from Fanbyte
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Anything pay-per-click
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my phone ha ha ha
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic, judging from my current bookmarks. For wrestling stuff, POST Wrestling.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Maybe that it doesn't exist?
