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Helena Russell on Muck Rack

Helena Russell

(She/Her)
London
As seen in: New Civil Engineer
Covers:  Civil engineering, structural engineering, infrastructure, building, technology

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Trainee news reporter on New Civil Engineer

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Hell yes.

Why did you become a journalist?

I turned out to have a skill for communication that was better than my skill for engineering!

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Specialise! If you aren't sure whether to study engineering or journalism, start with the former and you can smoothly segue into the latter

When's the best time to pitch you?

Anytime

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