What was your first job as a journalist?
My blog.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. Do you need a stenographer?
How is social media changing news?
By facilitating "alternative truths."
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
What is a fictional journalist? Oh, unless you're talking about Breitbart. They are fictional, though not really journalists.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means being told you're wrong -- daily -- by people who have no background in the subject.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
I don't see many hashtags. Not on Twitter much.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I'm a blogger and people rarely ask me to publish their stories.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
My brain and the Internet.
What's your favorite social network?
I spend very little time with social networks, but I may spend a few minutes -- very few -- a week with Twitter and Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Economists, economics reporters, politicians, and billionaires who could finance a program to spread the truth about our economy
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I can't stand the ongoing BS being pumped into America's brains by the rich.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Monetary Sovereignty
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Tell the truth as you know it.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Pitch me about what? Am I a prospect for something you wish to sell?
What's the best pitch you ever got?
One of my former partners, whose business was in deep trouble, convinced me to step in and save him. I did, and it worked quite well.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
The guy who phones me every week to fix my computer. He barely can speak English and I don't need my computer fixed.
What's your favorite drink?
Milk
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In bed. Then, on the tennis court
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
ScienceNews and New Scientist Magazines. Also, the Chicago Tribune. Also, Scientific American, and Discover Magazines
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's easy and it's "like all the other blogs."
