EJ Ward
Verified- Deputy Digital Managing Editor, Newsgathering and Investigations, LBC
- Journalist, Freelance
- None, Global
London
As seen in:
Global,
LBC,
Medium,
BBC,
The Daily Mirror,
The Sun,
Daily Express,
Metro (UK),
RT,
The London Standard,
El Comercio (Peru),
Flipboard
and
Covers:
UK, Politics, Europe, Breaking News, Technology, Breaking News, Terrorism, Crime, Wars, Hostile Environment, Conflict, UK News, International Politics, American Politics
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Newsreader on a local radio station...
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes... But only in a hipster London pub. In an ironic way...
How is social media changing news?
Social media has made news change the way they play the game.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Georgina Mason from the FEED trilogy.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Everything.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, short and concise. If it's from a friend I don't mind a Whatsapp.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
PA Images, Twitter, Social Media, Adpbe Auditon, Premier, Word, Audacity.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Kate Adie
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I like finding things out, then writing them down.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
London Bridge terror attacks.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Other jobs may pay more, but this is a job for life. If you're nosey and if you like knowing what's happening then this is the job for you.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mobile journalism equipment.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Brexit: How will it impact on banker's dogs.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Clog dancing classes, but you had to carve (or whittle??) your own clogs.
What's your favorite drink?
Beer... But, it should be water. Nobody ever got a water belly.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the pub, looking at my phone.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
YouTube. And yes, it is a publication.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I don't get to go outside.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.