What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for Engineering and Technology magazine.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes, to learn how to touch type, it is easier to learn than on a keyboard.
How is social media changing news?
Social media is providing just another tool to the journalist's toolbox.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Don't have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means to add value to the news.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
In a couple of sentences and to the point, followed by a call on the phone.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft office
What's your favorite social network?
Linkedin
Who do you wish followed you?
Editors of energy publications
Why did you become a journalist?
To have job.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Edit it.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
New Shale Gas Countries, An investment report I have just finished and published with Penn Energy Research.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Improve your grammar, spelling and networking skills. Learn a foreign language like Spanish or Russian. Work abroad a few months.
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning's is the best time.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing golf
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Financial Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we dont care about the environment
