What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing as a high school student in the local town newspaper.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
Keeping things more current and adaptable
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsoft Office, Google Drive docs, WordPress, Trello, Facebook, scheduling apps
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
My children, the Supreme Court, Tupac Shakur
Why did you become a journalist?
I have had a love for writing since high school, where I excelled in English classes and took Journalism I and II.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Wrote weekly articles that were published in the town newspaper.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard and eventually it will pay off
When's the best time to pitch you?
Evenings via email
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the beach . . . or at least thinking about it
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Slate
