What was your first job as a journalist?
I have started my own magazine
How is social media changing news?
it takes the 24/7 news culture to a different level - in terms of locality, impact and speed. Verification problems rife, often reactionary
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
All adobe creative cloud software, mac products and microsoft word and excel
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
in the grand pursuit of truth and to hold power to account
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
yes - I wrote on culture, arts and literature.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Pick up the phone, care about what you do and always remember you are searching for the truth, not spin