Have you ever used a typewriter?
Um no
How is social media changing news?
Social media allows us to get instant updates on breaking news stories, but this also creates pressure on media and misinformation is reportd
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Nowadays, titles journalist, blogger, and 1st person writer are one in the same. New media opened the door for next generation journalism.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google apps are everything
Who do you wish followed you?
Everyone I admire
Why did you become a journalist?
B/C I wanted to write for a living
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I dropped out out of high school
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Draw from your own experience to make your writing and viewpoint unique, but don't get stuck in your past. Let yourself see from other eyes.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
You're the shit. Let's work together
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
fjdkasbhgiuqraw
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing with my dog, reading, or down at the rescue ranch working with rescued horses, goats, llamas, and other magnificent creatures.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Oh jeez, I guess Buzzfeed just because it's an easy fix at the end of long day.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That bloggers are 2nd class journalists
