What was your first job as a journalist?
Entertainment reporter.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
More rapid, also vapid...
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Zoe Barnes
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I don't make the news, I just report it.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Anything celebrity news related.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mac, Evernote, Mail, Twitter and Google Chrome.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Andy Cohen
Why did you become a journalist?
A love for writing.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
As a reporter and culture editor for four years. Published a weekly column, reviewed new albums, curated the first Artist Spotlight series.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Pop's New Class of 2017 (for the MUNA and Tegan and Sara recognition via Twitter).
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Sleep often.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
LGBT music writing.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Something business-related.
What's your favorite drink?
Water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Starbucks...on a computer.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Nylon
