What was your first job as a journalist?
I reviewed restaurants for the Morristown Daily Record. Getting food poisoning was an occupational hazard.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
i learned on a manual, my fingers still hurt sometimes.
How is social media changing news?
it is the news. the media is the message!
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
sorry. none.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to cover the stories that people want to read about.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
what's that?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email. and no CBD.. Please.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I am a mac user. since 1984...
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram when they aren't blocking my peers
Who do you wish followed you?
I'm pretty well known.. If someone wants to find/follow me, they will.
Why did you become a journalist?
I have stories to tell.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
photographer.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Made in Xiaolin. Forbes. Christopher Louie. The Master.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Become a bartender so you can eat and put food on the table. DO NOT WORK FOR EXPOSURE!!!!
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime. I don't make much doing this, so my time is your time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
it was in an elevator and someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grow up. That was about three years ago ...
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Someone asked me recently if they could pay me for an article in Forbes. First of all, I don't write for Forbes. 2ndly I'm not pay 4play
What's your favorite drink?
drinkklaus.com because I created it!
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
in my Audi or out west.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New York Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
that I'm unapproachable. UNTRUE.
