What was your first job as a journalist?
Contributor.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It's both helping to spread news but also misconceptions and fake news so it makes it difficult to accurately story tell.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My Apple MacBook Pro, iPad, iPhone, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Google search, Google Drive, Gmail, Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheet.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Anna Wintour.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Not my highschool paper, as we didn't have one, but my local ethnic (Spanish) community newspaper, Las Buenas Nuevas.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Immerse yourself in the subject you want to cover. Network, get involved, reach out to local businesses, etc. and offer a unique perspective.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
An non-targeted press release with no actual intro or pitch, that just asks for coverage.
What's your favorite drink?
Tequila. Anyway. Whether on ice, with soda, ginger, or in a cocktail.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my phone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
AD, Architectural Digest
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I don't cover a particular beat. As an overarching editor, if I am not covering it, someone on my team will.
