What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing opinion articles and sharing stories on Medium.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
By increasing the speed of the news cycles.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Empowering
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email, with concise requests.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
macOS, iOS
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Barack Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
To express my views.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not, I used to write poetry back then.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
On universal healthcare
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep digging.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early morning PST.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
USA Today
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I rather not share.
What's your favorite drink?
Old fashioned
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Usually working out outdoors.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That Doctors can’t be journalists.
