What was your first job as a journalist?
Breaking news and enterprise at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It's making it more difficult for the public to discern truth, but also giving journalists a larger platform to share stories and news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Henry Hackett
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Sharing true stories that have some sort of impact on the world around us or the lives of people in our communities
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
A concise email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Docs, InDesign, Lightroom, Premier Pro, Audition, Cue, and Wordpress, to name a few. Prefer Apple and Canon
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Anne V. Hull
Why did you become a journalist?
Stories, truth, passion and adventure
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A narrative feature on Van Horn, Texas, for the Star-Telegram
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Join a student newspaper, get internships and say yes to every assignment.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
The movies, a concert, taking photos, out dancing or at a baseball game
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Wall Street Journal or Texas Monthly