What was your first job as a journalist?
Editor for The Hawkeye at Hillsborough Community College
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Who hasn't?
How is social media changing news?
Inaccuracies. Vague Twitter messages.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Never convincing yourself that you've found the complete truth.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
No preference, happy you thought of me to write one.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google. Various voice recorders, etc. Beer.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram.
Who do you wish followed you?
Why did you become a journalist?
To hopefully speak truth to power.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Most proud of the body of work SubAp! is curating and the insight it allows me to bring to my work for CL and Tampa Bay Times. I recently profiled Tampa for The Daily Beast, and that was fun.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Meet deadlines. Follow format. Ask questions. Be humble.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
