What was your first job as a journalist?
Features writer for The Age daily culture section.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
We are able to pick up on breaking news far more quickly and reach massive audiences instantly.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
David Sedaris
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Shedding light on important stories and speaking truth to power.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Macbook, twitter, microphone, media atlas.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Edmund White
Why did you become a journalist?
To shed light on stories that otherwise wouldn't get told, and to change people's minds in order to change the world.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes I was the editor and founder of my university newspaper in Lismore, NSW
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Recently, my story on Project Blitz and the rise of the Christian Right in America
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Stay true to yourself, tell stories that matter, and don't be afraid to swim against the status quo.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Why can't Indigenous people in Australia say no to mining on their own land?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Describe the latest fashion trend among todays youth
What's your favorite drink?
Gin and tonic
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Swimming
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That journalists get paid well.
