What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter (intern) for a education section of a digital publication in Portugal.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Unbeatable fast pace of information delivery and accessibility.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Paul Kemp as created by Hunter S. Thompson in The Rum Diary
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To testimony history as it happen and on first person.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Clean and concise.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
DSLR Nikon D700 x 2 w/ 24mm, 35mm and 50mm prime lenses. MacBook Air with Aperture 3. BIC cristal black ink ballpoint & Moleskine notebook.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Hugo Chavez.
Why did you become a journalist?
I have been fascinated with the profession since my childhood.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Feature on FSA in Idled during early stages of syrian revolution. At that time only a handful of journos had managed to access rebel areas.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
If you in for fame and money, don't bother!
