What was your first job as a journalist?
Contributing writer at Friends of Football NZ!
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope. Too young!
How is social media changing news?
Clickbait.. Algorithm working it's magic.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don't read much fictional stuff!
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Tell stories that matter, and put personal beliefs and thoughts behind in order to report professionally.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email or on Social Media!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly..
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Lionel Messi... Jason Pine or Ollie Ritchie!
Why did you become a journalist?
My love for sports and telling stories led me to taking up a career in sports media!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did some work for the sports department!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Probably my first All Blacks opinion piece, or telling the story of New Zealand U17 Captain and new Burnley midfielder Marley Leuluai.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Take every opportunity, work hard to connect with industry profesionals.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To interview Marley Leuluai!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Probably about reporting on something I was involved in...
What's your favorite drink?
Coke no sugar!
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the sports field, or watching sports on TV....
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NZHerald's sports coverage is elite. NY Times/Athletic is in depth too.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That i'm a one eyed Blues fan...
