What was your first job as a journalist?
A staff writer at Rely On Horror
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope
How is social media changing news?
Digital media making it so information can be published without any validity. It's important that we combat fake news with facts.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Laura Palmer
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To provide readers with honest, interesting editorial content.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With the hook in the opening sentence
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Sony Vegas, Grammarly, Google docs
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Austin Walker
Why did you become a journalist?
Cause I love writing
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?
When I interviewed Natsuko Ishikawa
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Wear a mask
When's the best time to pitch you?
Weekday mornings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A chance to speak with Naoki Yoshida
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A PR firm once asked for hentai game coverage
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Fanbyte
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I can't write crit
