Senior Editor, Global Business, at Bloomberg News. Opinions are my own.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Proofreader, L.A. Weekly.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lou Grant.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means following your passion. (I know that's hokey but it's true.)

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Verbally.

Why did you become a journalist?

Change the world.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Break news.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Afternoon.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

On a bike.

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

Bicycling magazine.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

It's glamorous.

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