What was your first job as a journalist?
A writer for my current outlet.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! Owned one as a kid, I’d love another one.
How is social media changing news?
It’s moving at a much faster rate, and also making it substantially muddier. Find a GOOD source…
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Trent Crimm, The Independent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Personally I think it’s to report on truth and not hinder anything in the process. I’m not concerned with being first to break.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Wordpress, Google Workspace
What's your favorite social network?
None of them…but if I had to use one, Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
I’ll take this opportunity to advertise my undiluted admiration for Chris Evans and Bo Burnham.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
You are your own commodity. If you don’t invest in yourself, no one will.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime!
What's the best pitch you ever got?
If it’s got puns you have my attention from the get-go.
What's your favorite drink?
Unfortunately, I am a huge soda fan, blackberry ginger ale is the best.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People always think I write tabloids/celeb gossip, which is a topic I wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole.
