What was your first job as a journalist?
Smart Meetings.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
It fosters one-dimensional views.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
David Foster Wallace.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Journalism gives me the opportunity to explore topics I'm interested in.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't recall.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Word and Outlook.
What's your favorite social network?
Don't have one.
Who do you wish followed you?
Glenn Greenwald.
Why did you become a journalist?
Writing is fun, learning about things is funner.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My interest in journalism had not yet taken hold.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
No story in particular but I really enjoy writing about destinations.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep going.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Midday
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I'll have to look in my email.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The ones that are unrelated to my industry.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee, or Bourbon.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside, riding my bike.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
You tell me.
