David Allen
(He/Him)
Tonbridge
As seen in:
Substack
Covers:
UK Politics, Health and Behaviour, The spiritual realm, and occasionally cricket having begun to play as a 7 year old to qualifying as an umpire, the game still captures the attention.
Doesn't Cover:
Everything else
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Opening my Substack account
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
There's a dramatic change by citizen journalists, providing perspectives and insights that the MSM have controlled for far too long.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hugo
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Not sure
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
I'm not in a position to be pitched.
What's your favorite social network?
X
Why did you become a journalist?
To introduce sense and rationality into the political area and to promote new ideas.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Electoral reform
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I don't get pitches I make them
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Pitching true and radical change.
What's your favorite drink?
Real Ale
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Cooking.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Really a selection of new media.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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