What was your first job as a journalist?
This and only this.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Woah man too personal.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Piers Morgan
What does it mean to be a journalist?
What does it mean to be human, man?
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What's your favorite social network?
the pub
Why did you become a journalist?
Sociopathy
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Anything involving making the discussion around mental heath issues normal/ accessible.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Grow a thick skin very rapidly. It's rarely personal... though sometimes, it's definitely personal.
When's the best time to pitch you?
When I'm an editor, so - never.
What's your favorite drink?
The blood of my enemies
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the security queue at Heathrow
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Still miss the Guardian Guide
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Everyone thinks it's a 4/4 whereas its really more of a waltz
