What was your first job as a journalist?
Lawrence Editor, New Times (Kansas City alt-weekly, though, strangely, not part of the New Times chain...)
Have you ever used a typewriter?
How is social media changing news?
For the better.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Judith Miller.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have a point of view. And a point. And to be open about both.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
None. I hate those fucking things.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Gently.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Pretty much everything, though I'm a novice at Final Cut
What's your favorite social network?
Bildergerg
Who do you wish followed you?
Rihanna
Why did you become a journalist?
Seemed safer than robbing banks.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Everything, including running the mimeograph machine, which tells you how old I am
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't worry. You'll figure it out.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time
What's the best pitch you ever got?
One to ride a barge on the Mississippi. So great.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The one I didn't get. No pitch is a bad one
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a computer.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Medium
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is one.
