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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing news releases for Earth Day and other ecological events for non-profit organizations.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes until 1984.
How is social media changing news?
Ease of access to specific and particular interests taking people's free time to read good news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Not a lot, it is my sideline as a blogger.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
With a phone call or with a press release.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Twitter and Facebook
What's your favorite social network?
Google+
Who do you wish followed you?
Shakira or Angelina Jolie
Why did you become a journalist?
So I could deliver an opinion and tell good stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the editor, I chose the topics and content too.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Goodwill Ambassadors of the World blog.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write well do not let the readers assume their ideals, plant the seeds to make think what you want them to.
When's the best time to pitch you?
3 o'clock in the morning or on a sunny day.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
From the car salesman who says all the right things and makes every customer happy.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To attend a sacrifice of chickens at a Santeria gathering.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee or Coca Tea
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking through the Amazon rainforest or the jungles of the Maya mountains in Belize.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Atlantic Monthly
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it is easy doing research.
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