What was your first job as a journalist?
The Hong Kong protests in 2014.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
When I was a kid, to play
How is social media changing news?
For the better, I think.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Jack Lemmon in The Front Page
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Don't get much sleep...
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't know.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By mail.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Camera, notepad, Adobe Premiere Pro + suite.
What's your favorite social network?
I don't really favor anyone.
Who do you wish followed you?
Nobody, hopefully !
Why did you become a journalist?
By chance, a bit.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
We didn't have one.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The investigation on Ustica.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get a side job !
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever, if it's good !
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The one that has not come yet !
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
One I got was about a guy who was convinced that former EU Commission president Juncker was on the hunt for him. He kept calling for months.
What's your favorite drink?
Chinotto.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside filming
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Le Monde Diplomatique.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That filming is difficult.
