What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter at Moray Firth Radio - reading the news, making calls, delivering scoops, upsetting the BBC.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Until my fingers bled
How is social media changing news?
It's real time, right here, right now. A mobile phone can change the world
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ben Depear
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Never giving up.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Don'd know about funniest but when I saw I realised twitter had the power to change the world
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Depends what it is. Personal touch is better. If it's a real scoop and you have access or pictures or content to offer then you'll know.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Avid, Inews, Twitter, Camera Plus, Iphone, notebook and pen
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter of course
Who do you wish followed you?
Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein
Why did you become a journalist?
To cause trouble
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes it was rubbish
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
As field producer during the Lebanon War alongside Kylie Morris our coverage of the Qana massacre.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Make a phone call. Nobody answers? Keep ringing until you find out what you need to know..
When's the best time to pitch you?
Over coffee or a beer
