What was your first job as a journalist?
Music Review Writer For Texx and The City
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
It has broken the barrier of anonymity and has given credibility to sourced information
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don't have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To document history
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I can't remember
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly, Canva, Wordpress
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Joey Bada$$
Why did you become a journalist?
To shift the culture of maintstream media consumerism
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
We did not have a school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The Music Rollout Essay
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Build your portfolio, set up your freelance contracts and charge for your services
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
PR Copywriting for TRESOR
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Reviewing an artist I had no interest in investigating
What's your favorite drink?
Wine
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Social Media
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Pitchfork
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I am readily available for every pitch I'm sent
