What was your first job as a journalist?
Bringing coffee, hahahah. But for real was to figure out what type of stories were being ostracized but that deserved to be told. We did some
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. I loved it. But things are to go much faster these days....
How is social media changing news?
Pros and cons. Pros, reach fast to many. Cons, it facilitates people staying (and then making judgements) based on the headlines.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I did not make up my mind.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To inform, in an understandable way, knowing that the information that one gives is food for the soul and must be positively useful.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
No idea.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Computer, internet, Word.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Not interested. I have no expectations on this, but believe would be useful that policy makers would do.
Why did you become a journalist?
To show stories that often are kept purposely out of the agenda...
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
"Pros and cons: International Ministerial on FoRB – London 2022"
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Tell news that matter and either inspire or gives the way out on how to solve the matter
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime. but best in the evenings.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
One about the history of eugenics and how in Europe there is still some legislation in force that is driven or influenced by it.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
About a "guerrilla" in an eastern country who wanted to show as victims.
What's your favorite drink?
Water and ginger lime
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Mingling with people, finding out about their concerns, and observing how they are affected or not by the things they read.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I do not know.
