What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for Wired.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. It hurt my fingies.
How is social media changing news?
It's making it easier to access and easier to dilute.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Know your worth.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Be objective with the facts, subjective but fair with the rest.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
No idea.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I don't.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, GoogleDocs, InDesign, Google
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
The editors I work for.
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to get paid for all the writing I do.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school rarely had paper, let alone a newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
An investigative piece on From Software.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Drink lots of water. But not too much, potassium's important too.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
No idea.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
No idea.
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Sleeping.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Scientist.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I'm not handsome.
