What was your first job as a journalist?
First real journalism job after college was writing for CinemaBlend
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Not professionally
How is social media changing news?
Easing connections between the public and the press, but also blurring the line between objective reporting and editorial
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To pursue and present the truth
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly, Emaki
What's your favorite social network?
Letterboxd
Who do you wish followed you?
Roger Ebert
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I realized I would be better at reporting and discussing the state of the arts than contributing to them
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. i wrote entertainment editorials
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The one that earned me my Lindy Award, about a Lindenwood shotgun team member born without his left hand
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Take chances, toot your own horn at every opportunity
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Nothing comes to mind
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Nothing comes to mind
What's your favorite drink?
Arnold Palmer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At home with my wife and dogs
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Rolling Stone
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we are paid by corporate studios to praise certain pieces of media
