What was your first job as a journalist?
Cameraman
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Back in the stone ages.
How is social media changing news?
It's changing news because now people can get instant news instead of waiting for the evening news.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ron Burgundy
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being honest and checking the facts.
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?
Edius, Panasonic P2 Camera, Laptop,
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Jimmy Kimmel
Why did you become a journalist?
Always wanted to even as a child.
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?
Carlos Santana reunited with homeless drummer
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep working smart not hard
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Fake munks invading San Francisco
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Baby daddy's not paying child support and the want me to confront him.
What's your favorite drink?
San Peligrino
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Roaming the streets looking for people behaving badly.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Huffington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I look at consumer issues
