What was your first job as a journalist?
radio journalist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
nope
How is social media changing news?
It's feeding self-perpetuating wank circles and exacerbating biases
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don't have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Write what needs to be written, rather than chasing clicks.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Can't recall
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
google docs, chatgpt, riverside.fm, otter.ai
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
couldn't do anything else
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?
Bitcoin mining in Bhutan is the most recent one
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
your editor isn't always smart
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Can't remember
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
One PR manager got my publication wrong. Another one thought I wrote travel listicles.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee with oat milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Rock climbing at a gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
wired.com
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I'm either a crypto billionaire, or a scammer
