What was your first job as a journalist?
Sub-editor at The Pink newspaper on a Saturday in Edinburgh.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
For the worse.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Never really liked the way journalists are portrayed in fiction!
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
WagathaChristie
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email. With detail. Also, is it an exclusive?
Who do you wish followed you?
Not something I'm really bothered about.
Why did you become a journalist?
To make a difference. But was told on my first day at university that a journalist's job was to 'sell newspapers'. Sobering.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, wrote for it. It was a short-lived publication.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard.
When's the best time to pitch you?
11am-12noon
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
With my family.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Private Eye... Street of Shame!
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we are biased against 'insert team/organisation/company here'
