What was your first job as a journalist?
Covering video game news.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
It makes people only read the title and not the whole article.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To help others see things they might miss.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I haven't.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word, WordPress, Slack.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Sam Lake.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love talking about video games.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I didn't.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Reviewing Pentiment
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
The road is bumpy, but you will get there eventually.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the evening.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I didn't.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I didn't.
What's your favorite drink?
Tea.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the library reading books.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Indiwire and Kotaku.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
We play video games all day long.
