What was your first job as a journalist?
I'm an academic
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It's changed the landscape of reportage and our access to information. Not always a good thing...
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Stieg Larsson (1954-2004)
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I'm really an academic who knows how to write good copy fast
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?
I use my brain
What's your favorite social network?
Aaron Sorkin's film The Social Network
Who do you wish followed you?
Daniel Craig
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm an academic!
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?
I'm most proud of an academic article published in an A+ philosophy international journal called 'Philosophy Today'
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard and be tenacious and never give up
When's the best time to pitch you?
In the late afternoon
What's the best pitch you ever got?
writing about female 'misogyny'
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
can't remember
What's your favorite drink?
coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Reading, at the library or at a coffee shop
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That writing is easy
