What was your first job as a journalist?
Reporter at the Torrington Telegram in Wyoming.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
How is social media changing news?
For the better - in terms of accessibility, time management and creativity.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I mean, Peter Parker created a career by taking selfies - both innovative and impressive.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have an appetite for storytelling and then some.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
When I don't have six others to still write.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Nikon D90, Macbook, Adobe Suites, iPhone, Pen & Paper.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter is pretty amazing.
Who do you wish followed you?
Why did you become a journalist?
It was all on accident. I took an aptitude test and really fit the bill.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I didn't. I was more into jazz then. But if I did - I would have made sure to photograph everything.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
A story about 50 immigrants who became naturalized as U.S. citizens.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Always have confidence.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, or after I've had my morning dose of caffeine really.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To continue coverage on a trial of a 1-year-old girl who was murdered. It might not have given me closure, but I needed to keep researching.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
To write about the opening of a new bank. Because, boring.
What's your favorite drink?
Non-alcoholic: Diet Coke. Alcoholic: Moscow Mule.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the dog park.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
National Geographic
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I only have one beat.
