What was your first job as a journalist?
explaining the origin of the Northern League party
Have you ever used a typewriter?
sadly yes
How is social media changing news?
faster. Not always more reliable
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Truman Capote
What does it mean to be a journalist?
bad hours, patient partners, lots of fun
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
dajearide
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
quickly
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
imac - phone
What's your favorite social network?
twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
colleagues
Why did you become a journalist?
better than working
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
reporting on refugees in Italy
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
never stop questioning anything
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
reporting the imminent fall of the Italian government a week before it happened
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
trying to interview Berlusconi
What's your favorite drink?
champagne
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
walking
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
new yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
tv news are easy
