What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelance journalist
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Not for work.
How is social media changing news?
Social media have completely changed the way of producing and reading news. Positive? Negative? We are in this period and we have to adapt.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Mikael Blomkvist, Mattie Storin
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means being a "watchdog" of the power, being honest with your audience and sensitive with the people you interview.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I prefer going on the field and meet the stories.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
On the field: a pen, a note book, a recorder and a camera. At home: Pages, Words, Photoshop, Premiere.
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
I wish the audience, and then editors, producers and of course other journalists and colleagues.
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I wanted to tell human stories.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, I've never worked for my high school newspaper, but I'm founded a news website about the Mafia during the University.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
I'm proud of stories about environment and women resilience. For example a story about hemp and how this plant saved a steel town.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be curious, study and go on the field. You have to watch with your eyes to understand what is happening.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I've never got a pitch, I've always pitched!
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I've never got bad pitch
What's your favorite drink?
Wine, red wine.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In the middle of the nature, running!
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Maya Geibeily's words are just inspiring for me. But everything deserve to be read.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I don't know.
