What was your first job as a journalist?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?
I think I first typed on an Apple IIe.
How is social media changing news?
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Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
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What does it mean to be a journalist?
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What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My best writing happens in a notebook without a computer to be seen.
What's your favorite social network?
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Who do you wish followed you?
Never thought of that.
Why did you become a journalist?
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Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
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What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I delight in writing, but like many am subject to (driven by?) imposter syndrome, so would never admit to being proud of my work.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
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When's the best time to pitch you?
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What's the best pitch you ever got?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
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What's your favorite drink?
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When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Enjoying being a dad.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
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What's the most common misperception about your beat?
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