What was your first job as a journalist?
News Editor at my university's magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
People can connect from all over the world.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
A Thousand Splendid Suns
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A person who seeks to collect information and cultivates that into a story others can read and learn from.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In person or email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Mujib Mashal is an incredible journalist. Would love to connect with him.
Why did you become a journalist?
Journalism in the backbone of democracy.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Surprisingly I was head of photography. I soon realized I'm a better writer than photographer so I stuck with writing.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I See You, Zulala
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Invention of toilets.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
"Can I profile my boyfriend"
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The New York Times, the Atlantic, Toronto Now, Vogue
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Can't say.
