What was your first job as a journalist?
Covering the Miami Dolphins for Phinphanatic.com
How is social media changing news?
Social media has put more pressure on journalists to be first with information, but accuracy remains key in order to be a strong reporter.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist is a strong communicator who can decipher information efficiently and effectively in order to share it with the public.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe Creative Cloud, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and Google Suite.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone with a love for sports.
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to tell the stories of athletes on both the local and professional level.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, it wasn't until college that I discovered my passion for story telling.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
While in graduate school, at Quinnipiac University, I created a five-part series about the history of baseball in Berkshire County.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never stop writing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the closest sporting event.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Miami Herald... or anything about the Miami Dolphins.
