What was your first job as a journalist?
I started with a small personal blog about Ukraine and Israel. It grew naturally — and eventually became NAnews.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No — I came into journalism when computers were already the norm.
How is social media changing news?
Social media made news instant — and unstable.
Anyone can publish, few verify.
False stories spread faster than facts, especially in wars.
Our role now is to slow the noise, check everything, and keep truth visible.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I don’t have a single favorite; any character who puts verification over virality. What matters more to me is real, modern journalism—slow, verified, accountable—in a hard, fake-saturated digital era.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To be a journalist is to show things as they are—verified, in context—and to stand for people, not propaganda. We don’t campaign, but we work so that truth has a chance and good can prevail over harm.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Please pitch stories related to Israel–Ukraine, diaspora life, disinformation, culture, humanitarian work, resilience, society.
Clear and concise pitches work best:
who / what / why now, contacts, verification links.
Prefer primary sources, real people, field context.
No ads or commercial promo — only meaningful stories.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Primarily traditional newsroom tools — Google Workspace, Slack, Telegram, WordPress, and fact-checking databases. For visuals and quick edits: Canva and Adobe tools. I also use AI instruments responsibly as assistants, not authors — they help with research, structure, and verification, but the reporting and voice stay human.
What's your favorite social network?
None. Most platforms are engagement machines that mirror what people want to hear. They need reform—less virality, more provenance and context, more room for verified reporting.
Who do you wish followed you?
I’d love to be followed by global editors, policy thinkers, and experts who care about democratic resilience and the fight against disinformation — voices from places like The Atlantic, Haaretz, The Economist, DW, and major investigative desks.
Anyone building bridges between Ukraine, Israel, and the wider democratic world.
Why did you become a journalist?
I fell into it by accident. I realized our Israel–Ukraine story wasn’t being covered well, so I started doing the work I wanted to read.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, it didn't work.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
We cover the Israel–Ukraine story from the ground up: people between two homes, diaspora life, volunteer networks, fact-checked reports on war and disinformation. I’m proud that we give them names, context, and a place to be heard.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
If you cover conflict or diaspora stories — remember that your job is not to amplify hate, but to protect truth and memory.
Give space to those who lost home, who defend freedom, who start again in a new country, who build bridges between Israel and Ukraine.
Journalism today is not just reporting — it’s standing against erasure and disinformation, and telling stories that history would otherwise lose.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime — but I usually react fastest around lunchtime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I usually don’t rely on pitches — most of our stories come from our own reporting and fieldwork. So far, the best pitch is the one we find ourselves.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Худшие предложения — те, которые игнорируют базовый контекст: массовые рассылки, не имеющие никакого отношения к теме, без имён, без понимания израильско-украинских отношений. Если вы не можете объяснить, почему ваша история важна, это не история.
What's your favorite drink?
Beer and water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
I read literature or take a walk in nature
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I follow Haaretz, The Kyiv Independent, and The Economist.
Different voices, sharp reporting, and strong integrity — exactly what we need to make sense of a chaotic world.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it’s only a war story. In truth, it’s a human story about identity, community, and democracy — not just geopolitics.
