What was your first job as a journalist?
Football journalist at TEAMtalk.com, based in Leeds, UK
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Years ago!
How is social media changing news?
Connecting journalists with potential stories quickly and opening up the media to new audiences
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
The role carries a responsibility to represent people fairly and accurately, and tell their stories in an entertaining and informative way
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
- a world without Maggie or the Goddess of Pop?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Twitter
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Email, Word etc
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Nicola Adams
Why did you become a journalist?
I fell in love with football writing and went to Liverpool to study - the perfect city for me
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My university newspaper, if that counts! I was Sports Editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Recently, being able to bring Adam McCabe's story to wider attention
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Look for the diverse stories that haven't already been told
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Watch this space!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A list of footballers on any given stat or topic bores me to tears
What's your favorite drink?
Banana milkshake
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Swimming
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The i paper
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Londoners are rude. They're not, they're just really busy
