What was your first job as a journalist?
Local news reporter in Toronto.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
How is social media changing news?
Making it more accessible. Giving everyone a voice (that can be dangerous).
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Murphy Brown
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means an opportunity to learn and to help others learn about the world around them, and the relationship they have with themselves.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Macbook, iPhone, pen, paper.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Oprah.
Why did you become a journalist?
I am curious. I love learning about people. I learn about myself through them.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I actually didn't. I gave a speech for my high school's Amnesty International chapter and was then encouraged into taking up journalism.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
There are many but a memorable interview was with Billy Corgan, lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins. It taught me to do be in the moment.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be curious. Be humble yet confident. And listen. Always listen.
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime if it's on email
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Getting full access to the designer Tom Ford to do a half hour special on the luxury lifestyle show that I used to front on CNN.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Hasn't happened yet.
What's your favorite drink?
Tequila
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Hanging out with my 3 year old boy.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, Porter Magazine, The Economist
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we are all out to do an expose or "get" someone.
