What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter for my university newspaper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It's making it something people see as a right to consume rather than a privilege.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Maddy Bowen.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means you're never off-duty.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In writing.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Computer, pen and paper, recorder, my phone, a camera.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram.
Who do you wish followed you?
Edward Snowden.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories that matter.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story on LGBT rights in Russia.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be bulldogs.
When's the best time to pitch you?
When you have a good idea.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
An independent film about the effects sugar has on our health and the cost to society at large.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Anything involving "I've discovered a cure for...".
What's your favorite drink?
Tea.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On a plane.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
National Geographic.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Investigations are a witch hunt.
