What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporting on a fly-by-night limousine company.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I learned on a manual typewriter, then an electric typewriter and later hammered down on a computer terminal
How is social media changing news?
Sometimes for better. Sometimes for the worse.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mobile phone (for notes, photos, videos, audio recordings, messaging, and occasionally as a phone), laptop, Slack, Instagram.
What's your favorite social network?
Reddit
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I took photos although my main job was writing news and features.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My America's Cup coverage when it was in San Francisco.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be curious. Ask questions. This is a field where you can always learn something.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee or beer. It depends on the time zone.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I get free beer.
