Iain Overton on Muck Rack

Iain Overton

(He/Him)
London
As seen in: Action on Armed Violence, The Guardian, The Telegraph, Los Angeles Times, Al Jazeera English, The Globe and Mail, The Irish Times, HuffPost UK, International Business Times (U.K.), ReliefWeb, Scottish Daily Record and
Covers:  War, conflict, military industrial complex, arms trade, investigative journalism
⚔ Investigating war @aoav 📗 The Price of Paradise (suicide bombers) 📘 Gun Baby Gun (guns) ☞ PhD war-reporting ☞ @bylinetimes ☞ Associate Professor @soas
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Reuters intern. My first week covered Princess Diana's death.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Spreading fake news, driven by bad actors

What does it mean to be a journalist?

To hold truth to power.

Why did you become a journalist?

I ended up reporting in a war zone whilst doing a documentary about shark calling in the South Pacific.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Wikileaks

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The Economist
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