What was your first job as a journalist?
N/A
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
sensationalized, eye-catching headlines capture too much attention
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
N/A
What does it mean to be a journalist?
to deliver unfiltered analysis, unafraid of censorship
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
N/A
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
just Word and Google Doc
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Elon Musk
Why did you become a journalist?
personal interest in sharing my opinion
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
impact of the Belt and Road Initative
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
try multiple publications, do not stop after the first rejection, keep submitting!
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
humblebragging of any sort
What's your favorite drink?
water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
outside, observing reality and contemplating implications
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Economist
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I am writing as a.Chinese propagandist
