What was your first job as a journalist?
1972 first photo published in a daily newspaper. Captioned "Less Shade Now" depicted a small child on a tricycle next to a large fallen tree.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It's making news more accessible for everyone and giving the audience a chance to participate in opinions and fact chacking.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To view the world as it is in all its glory and its pain.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
N/A
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
eMail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
LightRoom, MSWord
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Richard Branson
Why did you become a journalist?
For the excitement.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Photographer
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at age 59
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep writing.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Assigned to the first launch of the Space Shuttle in 1981 by Popular Mechanics magazine.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
Old Fashioned
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Behind a camera
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Conde Nast Traveler
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Travelling is easy.
