What was your first job as a journalist?
A lab note for the Massive Science Consortium
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No.
How is social media changing news?
It is creating echo chambers where we are only exposed to a single perspective.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
N/A
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Strip away the obvious and peer behind the scenes of scientific research, give a voice to the invisible/unheard
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Through email, with a good argument for why this story needs to be told.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Pages, Numbers, Pocket, Slack, Evernote, Otter, Zoom
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Ed Yong
Why did you become a journalist?
I realised that I much preferred to be in the periphery of scientific research than knee-deep in it.
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?
The feature on female facility managers for The Life of Science.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do not let your imposter syndrome get in the way of your professional progress.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Weekdays, 9am - 5pm.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
Whiskey sour
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my bean bag, reading.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Atlantic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we are not as much part of the scientific ecosystem as are scientists.
