What was your first job as a journalist?
Fashion editor for local newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes.
How is social media changing news?
Immediate deluge of information. Also ability to shape news in a way we have never seen before.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Fictional journalist? That seem to be a conflict of interest. If you mean fiction writer then (list is long) Joan Didion, Tobias Wolff,
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Big question. It means uncovering interesting news and bringing it to people who are interested.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email. Sometimes by phone.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, Wordpress, photoshop, a blue rollerball pen, yellow pad, computer.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Rolling Stone Magazine
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write, I'm curious about people, and I love to share stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
no, wrote for college newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Interview with John Mayall.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Get experience. Work for media.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
He played guitar for Johnny Winter and he's a great guy. Funny, smart, and he's also a producer, filmmaker, and has a new album out.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Please listen to my music. And then only a YouTube video link. No request for review of anything.
What's your favorite drink?
lemonade
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
playing my guitar.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Guitar Player Magazine.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we only feature blues.
