What was your first job as a journalist?
Desk assistant at ABC NewsOne.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
It lets us share things much more efficiently. I also like how it provides curated news from people I know.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent from Superman
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Grammarly, Evernote, all things Google, Automatic Call Recorder, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Help a Reporter Out, Thesaurus.com, Quora,
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Warren Buffett
Why did you become a journalist?
I like sharing information.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes only for one year. I was a reporter.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read and write as much as possible. Be curious instead of judgemental.
When's the best time to pitch you?
11 am pst.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A pitch for a new dog food truck in Los Angeles.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
An asset manager asked me to write about how he won a dead-white-guy award for a paper he wrote.
What's your favorite drink?
Sparking water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking my dog, going to the gym, eating out
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Wall Street Journal
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I know what's going to happen in the stock market and what to invest in.
