What was your first job as a journalist?
A reporter with The Griffins' Nest in eighth grade! Student journalists are real journalists :)
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope.
How is social media changing news?
In both a positive and negative sense. Accessibility and dissemination are strong plusses, but the same can be said for less reliable news
What does it mean to be a journalist?
You owe your readers nothing less than the truth, which you seek without fear or favour.
What's your favorite social network?
Presently Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
Jameel Jaffer
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
YES! I was a reporter for three years and its editor for two years.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings!!! (When I review my emails)
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story about my school district trying to shut down a gifted special education program. They reversed their decision after my investigation.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Somebody pitched me a gambling advertorial as editor of a high school paper.
What's your favorite drink?
Iced tea
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That it's inconsequential and nobody cares. Both are wrong!
