What was your first job as a journalist?
USA Today Sports Media Group: The Browns Wire
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
Moment's notice coverage.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Do not have one.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Informing the public ethically with facts.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
N/A
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google and Adobe Suite.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Adam Schefter
Why did you become a journalist?
Fall 2017
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I covered the Cleveland Browns during high school.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
"Hector Marinaro Retires as Head Men's Soccer Coach; Mladenovic Named Interim Head Coach" — My 'Swan Song' for JCU Sports Information
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard, do the right thing and make yourself invaluable.
When's the best time to pitch you?
All of the time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
Homemade Lemonade
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Golfing
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Athletic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Writers sell the school to the recruit themselves.
