What was your first job as a journalist?
Newspaper page-making and copy-editing
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
Every possible way from news sense to distribution and consumption
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A lot of responsibility
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?
Canva, Contentsquare, Chartbeat, Google Analytics etc.
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
No such wish
Why did you become a journalist?
Childhood dream
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?
Opinions and long forms
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Hard work, honesty
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Can't recall
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Can't recall
What's your favorite drink?
No comments :)
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Bed
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Washington Post, The Conversation, CNN
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I am a desk editor. I have no specific beat
