What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancing.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, and I still do sometimes.
How is social media changing news?
In many positive, and some negative, ways.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I admire quite a few real life journalists.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It's the best job in the world.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I would have to think about that one.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email is great
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Anything that makes finding and writing stories easier, and a lot of notebooks and pens.
What's your favorite social network?
Whatsapp
Who do you wish followed you?
Not too fussed, really.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love telling people's stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school did not have a newspaper.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A long feature about a trans woman from El Salvador trying to secure asylum in the USA.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never give up.
When's the best time to pitch you?
By email, at any time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The best pitch is one not meant to be a pitch.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Any that is sent more than once.
What's your favorite drink?
Water (and Malbec)
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With friends and family.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Gatopardo and the New York Times Magazine.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That you can write an insightful story in two hours.
