What was your first job as a journalist?
FDU Spectator.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Everyone has the possibility to be a journalist (or a vigilante reporter).
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I'm devoted to non-fiction.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Getting people to think and engage objectively enables people with pressing information to make objective decisions.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
DM on X
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft WORD.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
POTUS
Why did you become a journalist?
To share ideas that get people thinking about how to make a difference.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Sports reporter.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Stories about health equity and health systems.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be bold and speak the truth.
When's the best time to pitch you?
No specific time - it's the idea that counts.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Offering ideas that allow me to offer a unique perspective on health and environmental issues.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
They're all interesting.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Forest
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ESG Today; STAT; MedCityNews
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's boring.
