What was your first job as a journalist?
human rights writer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
YES
How is social media changing news?
dramatically
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Christopher booker of the Sunday telegraph
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to light up the truth
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
EMAIL
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
word, excel and access database
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter and LinkedIn,Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
those who care about human rights, peace and freedom
Why did you become a journalist?
the awful situation in Iran
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?
disclosure of the violation of human right on the 1988 massacre in Iran
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
be truthful
When's the best time to pitch you?
5 to 10 PM
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Massacre of 1988 in Iran were 30000 political pensioners were exterminated
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
entertainment
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
walking, or swimming
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
the story of other people
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
time
