What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter for The South End at Wayne State University
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, but I had to share it with a Stegosaurus
How is social media changing news?
Coarsening it
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lou Grant
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A responsibility to the truth and to bringing information to people they need, but maybe didn’t know they needed.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What's your favorite social network?
BlueSky
Who do you wish followed you?
George Takei
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The racial justice protest in Howell that featured a face-off with members of a local gun-rights group.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Learn everything, do every job, ask every question
What's the best pitch you ever got?
“I’ve been scanning your website and I see you are heavy into local news. I’d like to see if I can help you provide some context on an issue”
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In front of my phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ProPublica
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I won’t fact-check your press release.
