What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
Sigh
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Will McAvoy
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With fact-backed research and a compelling topic.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
SERPS, Grammarly, Ahrefs
What's your favorite social network?
Muckrack
Who do you wish followed you?
Eminem
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm not very good at math.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My novel
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Put good effort into your research, know your audience, and become an authority in your niche.
When's the best time to pitch you?
When you're confident in your pitch.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Try me.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Anything boring. There have been plenty of those.
What's your favorite drink?
Negroni sbalgliato
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my nose in a book.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New Yorker
