Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kent Brockman from "The Simpsons"
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email or my Reddit communities.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google Workspace, laptop computers, Adobe, social media, InShot, mobile phones, Microsoft Products.
What's your favorite social network?
Bluesky
Who do you wish followed you?
Josh Johnson, the comedian and writer.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
A skillful journalist can make the truth exciting without sensationalism, so focus on vivid storytelling that *amplifies* the hidden details.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I was asked to write about a trending topic that evolved into a deep-dive series about Marketing; and the impacts of Advertising on humanity.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Being asked to write about True Crime, when my writing history has never given the impression that I'm open to writing about murder stories.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Taking a walk around town or at a park.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
People underestimate the impact that art has on society and culture, viewing it as mere entertainment for consumption, but art changes lives.
