What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing for the student paper, Gair Rhydd. I still don't know what that means in English.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
How is social media changing news?
Fact and fiction are stepping over each other in real time, and in vast quantities, in perpetuity.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kermit the Frog
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To uncover the both the unique and the common, to open minds and to bring people together.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Not particularly news related but I still laugh thinking about . Poor Susan Boyle...
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, email, email. Or maybe a DM on twitter.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
I'm an Apple addict, so a MacBook Pro is essential. Love Scrivener for long-form projects. And Apple Notes for brain dumps.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter because it's the least cliquey and the most tapped in to the news agenda.
Who do you wish followed you?
Kermit the Frog
Why did you become a journalist?
I reached the top of my game in PR then realised I should have been on the other side of the coin,
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Sadly we didn't have one.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Email me early in the morning.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A press invite to a pantomime in Blackpool.
What's your favorite drink?
Tea. But only if it is made with Cornish water and Oatly Whole.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking the dog somewhere in Cornwall. Wrangling children. Or in the laundry room.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
MsLexia
