What was your first job as a journalist?
I've always been an arranger of words.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Many years ago I used an electronic Word Processor.
How is social media changing news?
No waiting to go to print, it's out there already, in an instant.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
It has to be Bridget Jones
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To create, to inform.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
PC, Laptop, Smartphone. Scrivener, IA Writer, Word, Frase, Grammarly, ProWritingAid, and MasterWriter.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
The Guardian, The Independent, and a raft of other nationals.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love the creative process and seeing my body of work out there for all to see.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I didn't, mainly because there wasn't one, however, if there had been I would've been involved.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I'm working on one right now called: Vulnerability Management with Applied Context.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Dig deep, and express yourself, be original.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime during daylight hours.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To date I've only produced pitches, and the best one so far was for my article: Food, Farms and Cyber Security: Agriculture Faces a Growing Problem
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Can't say
What's your favorite drink?
Assam during the day, occasionally in the evening a Whiskey and Dry Ginger goes down nicely.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the garden
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Slightly Foxed.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That Cybercrime won't happen to them until it does!
