What was your first job as a journalist?
Fermanagh Herald.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lou Grant
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Something different nowadays to the past which is a pity. I like what Jack Monroe once said about news reporting and the rain outside.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Unsure.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Twitter or work email address p.breen@westminster.ac.uk
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A full range including Video Editing software.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Xi Jinping - that would be a hell of a way to sell books in China. Politically and ethically though .......
Why did you become a journalist?
Love writing and to promote books.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Fermanagh Herald in Ireland.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Stories highlighting football club ownership issues.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Become tech savvy in today's media environment and find your own voice.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early morning.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Analysing Trump's speeches.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A request to make a video diary of football in lockdown and then just got radio silence from the people involved when they dropped project.
What's your favorite drink?
Craft beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking parks and riversides.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
No single one.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Not sure.
