What was your first job as a journalist?
getting coffee to the team
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
quicker frequency in bite-sized snippets.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
clark kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
it means responsabilty
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email with attached doc and images
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
wordpress, word, google docs, macbook, grammarly.
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
elon musk
Why did you become a journalist?
uncover hidden truths and report on them
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, content and editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
general climate news
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
be inquisitive and there's always two sides of the same story
When's the best time to pitch you?
9 to 5
What's the best pitch you ever got?
someone announcing earlier on what would now be openai and chatgpt
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The usual daily "guest posting" invitation from experts
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
mobile phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ahrefs
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
we play along with everyone
