What was your first job as a journalist?
Radio Internship at a weekly news journal
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No!
How is social media changing news?
Borderless in any possible way - be it good or bad
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Karla Kolumna
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being fully passionate about the challenges I face when reporting and a neverending learning experience
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via Mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Audacity, Hindenburg, Adobe, DaVinci
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram and Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
All the great human rights journalists worldwide
Why did you become a journalist?
Driven by curiosity and passion
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, there was none and I failed to establish one
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story about a person I met on Lesvos in October 2020
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
It´s overwhelming, but you wll figure it out!
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the early morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Still waiting for it :-)
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
-
What's your favorite drink?
Sparkling water with fresh lemon and a shot of gin
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In a Café with friends or visiting a theatre
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian, DW, Deutschlandfunk, BBC, Arte, Nylon, IndieMag
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
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