Interview
How is social media changing news?
Cutting the middle manager, speeding up source finding, moving production into writer's capacity. Multi-platform distribution is normal now.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Paying attention, synthesizing information, noticing trends, finding people, knowing history, learning the future, networking.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Bah.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mac, Cloud, Wordpress...
What's your favorite social network?
LIn.GovLoop.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Not in high school. University paper -- The Varsity.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep going. People will always talk if you let them and listen. Make yourself an expert in something. Read history - it really does matter.
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