What was your first job as a journalist?
Movie Pilot
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, sadly.
How is social media changing news?
Instant news with more voices
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
N/A
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Research and an open mind
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Sonic the Hedgehog Memes
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, Wordpress, Grammarly
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Other journalists in my beat.
Why did you become a journalist?
It's an easy form of consistent writing!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
N/A
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My article of Disney voices: Who Said It and Who Sang It?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write every day and keep trying
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime through email.
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?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Outside
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I enjoy reading local weeklys as well as Entertainment Weekly.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's "fluff"
