What was your first job as a journalist?
Work experience at Big! Magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I learnt to type on a typewriter!
How is social media changing news?
We've got to be faster than ever.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane!
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means making people realise that there are often many different sides to a story.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My iPhone has made my job so much easier. I've written many an article on Notes and then emailed it in. I also use my iPhone to record.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram.
Who do you wish followed you?
Matt Goss.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I'm opinionated and bossy! I also love reading and writing.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. I wrote stories and poems.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Carol Vorderman told me first that her son was dyslexic. I've also worked on the Sun's Get Kids Reading Campaigns.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard, play hard and do everything with a smile on your face.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to mention.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Teaching yoga!
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Times.
