What was your first job as a journalist?
Working at the Fremantle Herald/Perth Voice when I was 19. I did everything at the paper except become editor!
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! A very old 1937 Underwood Typewriter.
How is social media changing news?
Everything is happening faster, but the verification of news is being lost before the actual facts are reported.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Andy Borowitz at the New Yorker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
keeping an honest documentation of history, and sharing it with a population of people of all stripes.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
QantasLuxiuy - it backfired spectacularly.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Australian Cartoonist and Stand-up Comedian
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I use Desk.app and TextEdit.app with Twitter, Wordpress and Mail.app
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
JImmy Fallon
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to follow the news, I like to be among what's happening now.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I worked for the Fremantle Hereald writing stories, sub-editing, laying out pages and doing the editorial cartoons!
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never take anything as gospel before getting the other side of the story.
When's the best time to pitch you?
During the day between 11am and 7pm
