What was your first job as a journalist?
Club reporter for Newcastle North Stars in the AIHL.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I have. They're very fun.
How is social media changing news?
People want faster news in consumable bites. Imagery is key, delivering small segments of news is popular.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
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What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell the stories on your beat, whether or not people want those stories to be told.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Directly.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mouse and keyboard, Word, Photoshop.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to tell stories about the world.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Cameron Smith retirement article.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Ctrl+F "that" in your articles. 90+ percent can be taken out and pars will sound much better with them removed.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
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What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Out walking.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Polygon.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That esports can never be a "real sport."
