What was your first job as a journalist?
radio station
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no
How is social media changing news?
negatively, its pushing some issues that were underreported to the front, but it's also dumbing down coverage
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to be a truthteller
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email please
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
everything
What's your favorite social network?
my sioux falls neighborhood
Who do you wish followed you?
Mark Hammil
Why did you become a journalist?
I love journalism, I find the journey to finding truth & dispelling falsehoods to be exhilarating, It's the path the Lord put me on.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
nope, wasn't interested in journalism til I became disabled as a young adult
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Article on the CDC not intending to do right by pain patients, hard but important to point out
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never give up, pitch often, and grow thick skin
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime, i like afternoons and evenings best
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To grab some ice cream
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
asked me to write about Football
What's your favorite drink?
Ginger Beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Hanging out with my dogs!
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
National Review
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that it's easy, that all the facts are known and there isn't anything to dispell
