What was your first job as a journalist?
Entertainment writer in UK
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Shorter fact focused articles
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tim Pheotist
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Having a louder voice
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
No thoughts
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word
What's your favorite social network?
Internet
Who do you wish followed you?
Jeremy Corbyn
Why did you become a journalist?
Passion for words
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?
Island of Austerity
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Ask questions
When's the best time to pitch you?
24/7
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Government position interviews
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Unsubstantiated reports of death
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Interviews
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's not romantic
