What was your first job as a journalist?
CD review for Northeast Performer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Still do ;)
How is social media changing news?
Alleged editors and publishers are coopting ideas and ducking invoices
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Me ;)
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I have the privilege of bringing the stories of some people to more people
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer to have my pitches replied to, but I occasionally need ideas, so lets make a relationship first and see where it goes!
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Pencil, paper, comfy chair, etc.
What's your favorite social network?
My friends and family
Who do you wish followed you?
My shadow
Why did you become a journalist?
I LOVE to tell stories (especially about people who are not being supported) and connect people and ideas in new ways
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I have started school publications wherever I teach.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
www.lionstigersbulldogs.com, which was written in honor of my late father
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep it as a hobby ;)
When's the best time to pitch you?
When do you want to?
What's the best pitch you ever got?
"Want to be our editor?"
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Low and inside
What's your favorite drink?
Chocolate milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my twins (even when I AM at a computer...)
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
What you got?
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Freelancers sit around all day
