What was your first job as a journalist?
In another publication where I was given the opportunity to begin writing about luxury items by the EIC.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Murphy Brown
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
The fervor over a specific tumbler.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Emails
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram and LinkedIn.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love learning and hearing about other people's stories, their motivations, and their processes.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Always be curious.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning before 10:00am.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Some interesting collaborations with unexpected partners.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Pitches that contain celebrities wearing specific designers.
What's your favorite drink?
An Americano, and I don't mean the coffee.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Traveling to interesting locales.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
NYT, WSJ, BBC, Al Jazeera
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Announcing a new product or a celebrity wearing a specific designer is newsworthy enough to merit an article.
