What was your first job as a journalist?
Radio in College
How is social media changing news?
Great distribution channel.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A laptop
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Why did you become a journalist?
I love telling stories
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the morning.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
When someone pitches me about something I've just written about.
What's your favorite drink?
Diet Coke
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On the phone. ;)
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Wired, The Information, Techcrunch, Venture Beat...
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Free stuff