Daniel Reast
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN UK,
The Startup,
The Daily Mirror,
The Independent (UK),
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo News New Zealand,
Metro (UK),
Flipboard
and
Covers:
Politics, current affairs, housing, local government, equalities, community, comedy and humour, nostalgia, feminism, mental health, sex education, men's wellbeing, regional and national development
Doesn't Cover:
Sport, lifestyle, fashion, tech, business, arts
Writer & senior research officer @centreforlondon. Survivor. Views my own. Words in @Independent @MetroUK @theipaper @prospect_uk 🏳️🌈
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Student journalism - comment editor for union newspaper
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Increasing consumption of information, but changing the nature of that information. Much more casual and dangerous.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Tintin (and Snowie)
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Report, comment, interpret, share
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email or a Twitter DM
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word processor and two big screens (definitely needed!)
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Marina Hyde of The Guardian and Hannah Al-Othman of BuzzFeed News
Why did you become a journalist?
I love to write and I'm not creative enough to write fiction!
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Worked for university paper as comment editor and contributor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My Independent article on the Remain online community
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep on keeping on. Write everything down.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Midday generally, but any time is fine
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Platforming controversial movers & shakers, and their impact on journalism
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Bad reaction to the local elections - Brexit-related of course.
What's your favorite drink?
Pepsi Max
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Bed, in the kitchen, or at the beach
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Our views are not informed and cannot be persuaded to change - wrong!
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.