What was your first job as a journalist?
Music Editor at HipHopDX.com.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Makes everything faster when it comes to breaking news, but can also cloud the facts with fake opinions and bluffs.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stephen King
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means to get stories out about timely and relevant topics that are meant to inform, educate, or entertain the public.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
2-3 sentences and knowing what beat I cover in relation to story pitches.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Docs, Sheets, Lexus Nexus.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Nicole Beharie.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I am obsessed with film, music, and television.
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?
My interview with Harry Belafonte.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
“Writers read.”
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early mornings from 6:00 a.m. ET to 9:00 a.m. ET.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The ones I've created myself for other writers to execute.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Hasn't happened thankfully.
What's your favorite drink?
H20.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I am likely to be outside, riding my bike, or eating good food with friends.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Wired Magazine.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That anyone can do it as long as they have a high social media following.
