What was your first job as a journalist?
Besides high school paper, writing for "Rush & Molloy" gossip Column at NY Daily News
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
I think it's making the real journalists & photographers lose their jobs, everyone wants the news for free now. And there is no accontability
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Cameron Crowe
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Since childhood, I have been a very curious person & wanted to tell the truth. Integrity, responsibility,
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email, then a phone call
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, Transcription software, email, google
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Justin Bieber,
Why did you become a journalist?
I was photographing celebrities at events and giving stories to NYDN and Billboard, I am just so good at it.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I was the editor of my high school newspaper
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
So many. But my interview with Yoko Ono is one of my favorites. And my coverage of Sean Penn's charity event Working on my Memoir book
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Follow your dreams, believe in yourself, don't give up, read a lot
When's the best time to pitch you?
A week before the event, album release or interview
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To interview Ty Dolla at his Album Release party at a very intimate setting
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
Vodka soda and Rose wine from Cote de Provence, France
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a party, in bed, by the pool, at the beach, at the gym
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Vanity Fair, LA Confidential, Daily Mail, TMZ, NY Daily News,
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That my job of covering Celebrity events is so easy, fun and not too work.
