What was your first job as a journalist?
I was writing for a local newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Of course, I still have one that I sometimes use with a bit of nostalgia.
How is social media changing news?
It's as useful as problematic. It allows people to have first-hand news from all over the world, but it also allows people to alter facts.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Raoul Duke (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas)
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being extremely curious
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
POTUS
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email or face to face
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, Google Docs, Wordpress, a camera, a pen, a notebook, a voice recorder, a phone
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Edward Snowden, I guess?
Why did you become a journalist?
To inform people about what they should know, and to bring them the info that they can't always have
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I used to be in charge of interviews and finding ideas for the headlines
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
There are several, they always involve freedom of speech and privacy concerns
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Always ask the wrong questions
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I'd rather not say
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I'd rather not say
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Taking pictures, interviewing or reading the papers
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Bitcoin Magazine, Le Monde, Lorient le jour...
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I'm not sure
