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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Expose on human rights abuses in Burma.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
Creating more independent news voices.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Superman
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Expose previously unknown truths.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Office
What's your favorite social network?
YouTube
Who do you wish followed you?
Everyone!
Why did you become a journalist?
Pursuing my curiosity.
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?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write what you're passionate about.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoon.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Interview with an Instagram model.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Can't think of one.
What's your favorite drink?
Sparkling water.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
The park.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
TheAtlantic.com
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Politics is boring.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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