What was your first job as a journalist?
The Gonzaga Bulletin
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
It's streamlining news in an unprecedented way that is helpful in some ways and extremely hurtful in others.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being a journalist means telling the stories that will help inform and advance a community. We tell stories that would otherwise go untold.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email, text or phone call
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, voice memos on my phone, Twitter, Facebook, occasionally Wix or Blox to post stories
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Lin Manuel-Miranda
Why did you become a journalist?
To meet cool people and tell cool stories...simple as that.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
My high school was so small it didn't have a newspaper. However, at my college newspaper, I'm a news editor and I write frequently.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I'm most proud of my feature for The Gonzaga Bulletin about Joshua Shank, a music professor at Gonzaga University.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard. Treat every story like it's the most important piece you've ever written. Take stories that make you uncomfortable.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's your favorite drink?
Vanilla Latte
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Out chasing a story. Exploring and traveling with my friends. Keeping up with the latest movies, tv shows and other popular trends.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Time, Entertainment Weekly, Vox, The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
News is just boring and dry and no one wants to read it.
