What was your first job as a journalist?
The Toronto Star, Reporter
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! An electronic one and a manual one once at the museum
How is social media changing news?
Challenging timeliness, accuracy, real people interaction, censoring through cyberabuse, exposing us to great artists
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
hmmmm ... i only know real ones ....
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Following a calling to offer up as much information on both sides of our issues in the hope of making people understand each other more.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Way too many to choose from ... there are no bests in a world of individuals
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email first; chat next
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Anything that works! Mostly online tools.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Tim Berners Lee, Jack Dorsey, and anyone who wants to help improve Internet culture while protecting free speech
Why did you become a journalist?
Couldn't help it! Love investigation, writing, broadcast, engaging with people, finding another angle, truth
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Distributed a short sighted and supremely immature Underground newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
TBA
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
I teach journalism -- encouraging students to see through marketing masquerading as news and real storytelling
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time. The door for great ideas never closes.
