Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes! My middle school was slow on the uptake of computers so we learned to type on typewriters.
How is social media changing news?
It's fueling the immediacy but tends to sacrifice accuracy as a result. It's also expanding the conversation.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
, and you're pretty old if you remember that whole thing.
Who do you wish followed you?
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did. I was a reporter who was kicked off the staff after covering a schedule change that would negatively affect the highest performers.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The story of a girl abducted by her mother when she was an infant found across the globe 20 years later.
What's your favorite drink?
I've gotten old because I tend to prefer water with lemon over anything else.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
If a phone is also a computer, then... asleep? Taking the dog outside? Looking for my phone?
