What was your first job as a journalist?
Cub entertainment reporter focusing on concerts, Santa Monica Evening Outlook
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
Can be super important to contacting sources.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Fletch
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Tell riveting important stories.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With kid gloves and in email and rarely. I like to find my own suff and most pitches I find are just people who really need to buy ads.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Iphones, C100 camera, laptop, desktop and a bar owner's sons instincts.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook but increasingly twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Neil Young, Barrack Obama, Jeb Bush, Jim Gaffigan, Yasiel Puig, Scarlett Johnassen
Why did you become a journalist?
Didn't want to work in my dad's bar.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Instead, did a lot with speech classes, tournaments etc.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Many
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
work hard, have fun
When's the best time to pitch you?
10:00 a.m., but I prefer an email and I do not book SHOWS, a pitch should have breaking news or high popularity quotient.
