Dave Walsh
Catalonia, Wexford
As seen in:
Wiley Online Library,
Educational Studies,
Greenpeace,
Taylor & Francis Online,
The Irish Times,
The Maritime Executive,
Oregon Public Broadcasting,
The Ecologist,
KXJZ-FM (Sacramento, CA),
Splash247.com
and
Covers:
Climate change, oceans, politics, photography, activism, human rights, civil rights, environment, shipping, fishing, fisheries.
Not active here, for wholly obvious reasons. Find me on bsky.app/profile/davewalshocean.bsky.social
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
As a journalist.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
no.
How is social media changing news?
Makes it damn fast. During recent Brussels lockdown, Twitter was the best place to keep up
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Kermit the frog, from Sesame Street News.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To speak out, when something needs to be said. To bear witness, and convey the story.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Don't tell me why it's important to you. Tell me why the world needs to know.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Brain. Pen. Paper. Macbook Pro. Internet. Books.
What's your favorite social network?
Pub.
Who do you wish followed you?
I hope no one is following me!
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I'm compelled to publish (and be damned)
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Funnily enough, I did. I wrote the funny stuff.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Story about Chinese fisherman trapped on vessels off West Africa
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write, write, write.
When's the best time to pitch you?
When you've just bought a round.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
It involved penguins.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
on a bike.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Rouleur
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That's it's easy.
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