What was your first job as a journalist?
Computer games reviewer, Mac Action Magazine, IDG.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Only as a child.
How is social media changing news?
Lower attention spans, faster turnover. Opinion now rated higher than verified facts.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Louis Lane
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Sharing stories, breeding inspiration
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Office, InDesign, Photoshop and email.
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn. It has a better class of bulls*t.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
yes, and at University too. Everything that needed doing, including some rather suspect photography before digital cameras made it easy.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Interview with Ellen McArthur before she sailed solo around the world. It was her 'prep' year – I got to meet the real sailor, not the brand.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Multi-task. The more aspects of the creation you can master, the more control you will have over your work.
When's the best time to pitch you?
7am
What's your favorite drink?
Ginger Beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Driving my Caterham Seven
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
evo magazine
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Its all about the glamour
