What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing travel articles
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
social media is the new news
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
helping people understand issues, events, and decisions that affect their lives.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
yes
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Notion
What's your favorite social network?
YouTube. Where I can learn how to fix a sink, bake a cake, and fall down a conspiracy rabbit hole — all before lunch.
Who do you wish followed you?
Jeff Bezos — purely for the free shipping purposes.
Why did you become a journalist?
I want to further my skill in writing and sharing what I know about tech
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I took photos
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
An article titled "How I Deleted Myself From the Internet to Protect My Privacy". Hello reader! You probably came to check my profile.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be open to criticisms.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The one I wished I’d thought of first.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I'll give you an idea. You do everything. Then we'll split 50/50.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Road or treadmill
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Instructables and XDA Developers
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I have some secret backstage pass to everything—spoiler: I have Google and a notebook.
