What was your first job as a journalist?
Military Intelligence Analyst.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is sharing, thereby shrinking the world as a "global village."
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Sherlock Holmes.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalists have a moral and legal obligation to inform the public often by drawing the line on their life and career.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Podcasts.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Office and Kurzweil 3000
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Why did you become a journalist?
I am passionate about being an analyst.
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?
Anything related to OSINT analysis.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be fearless and faithful to your words and deeds.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Monday to Friday between 4 pm-7 pm EST
What's the best pitch you ever got?
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
What's your favorite drink?
Chai
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Watching BBC World News
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Laypeople think of open-source intelligence as classified material.
