What was your first job as a journalist?
A blog about advertising and street marketing called Allopub that I started as a student. It peaked around #9 on the Top Marketing Blogs
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Power to the masses
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Elevate the people
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
any football game. people always impress me with their critics of players
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
mostly Twitter
What's your favorite social network?
YouTube
Who do you wish followed you?
Why did you become a journalist?
I was always a digger. I felt that I should share my findings with others
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I created the Elementary school paper and worked for my Junior school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
the next one
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Main thing is to publish : blog, tweet, write, photograph, video, code, play around with data
When's the best time to pitch you?
3PM (CET)
