What was your first job as a journalist?
RussiLeaks Founder and CEO
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Russian fake FB/Twitter accounts controlled by the Russian minister of propoganda Maxshut Shodayev are destroying truth.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Orson Scott Card
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To expose evil and bring it into the light of day and to speak truth corrupted power, to serve on the side of the angels.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Devin Nunes' Cow
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Signal encrypted App via phone, video, text.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
As a media company focused on exposing Putin's secrets and as a trained intelligence analyst, I don't reveal our sources and methods.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Those American's still bending the knee at the alter of the Putin-Trump
Why did you become a journalist?
To be the tipping point that brings about the ultimate takedown of the Putin-Trump, to save democracy, America, and Ukraine.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Putin's Nuke Surprise and the American CEO That's Enabling Him
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Find a niche in an underserved market, focus and develop your brand as the best in the world. Read Tipping Point and Crossing the Chasm.
When's the best time to pitch you?
9:00AM-6:00PM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
That Russia was trading WMD nuclear tech with Iran in return for Iranian drones in the hundreds, months before it became public knowledge.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A pitch about alien space lizards working with Russia.
What's your favorite drink?
Frozen margherita
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Writing and performing original political comedic satire music on my acoustic guitar at open mics.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That RussiLeaks is controlled by the US government and some kind of liberal media outlet. It's solely owned by me.
