Jade Wright
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
Cheshire Life,
Lancashire Life,
The Daily Mirror,
Metro (UK),
South Wales Echo,
Western Mail,
Manchester Evening News,
Birmingham Mail,
Liverpool Echo,
Scottish Daily Record,
The Chronicle,
The Herald (Glasgow)
and
Covers:
Food, drink, lifestyle, entertainment, travel, business, property
Doesn't Cover:
Survey stories, fluff
Journalist, photographer, associate lecturer, mum and dog lover. Born in a merry hour. @metroUK @bbc @cheshirelife @guildfoodwriter DMs open
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
I started working at the BBC, straight from school, almost by accident. I went to do one day's work experience and stayed for four years.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, but only for fun.
How is social media changing news?
It means we need less time in the pub to find stories. This is a good thing and a bad thing.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Spiderman
What does it mean to be a journalist?
So many different things - to inform, to entertain, to challenge, but mostly to have a voice and to help others do the same.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email, with the relevant information and a link to good images.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Very little - a notepad and pen (I take shorthand notes), I write on a mac, take pictures with a battered Nikon DSLR.
What's your favorite social network?
They're all good for different things.
Who do you wish followed you?
My grandfather. I'd like him to see a picture of my daughters. He died the month before the eldest was born.
Why did you become a journalist?
To try to walk in lots of different shoes.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
We didn't have one, but I did contribute to the university newspaper. I wrote their book reviews and quizzes.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
That's like choosing between your children. I'm proud of lots of them, but I hope my best story is yet to come.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Do what you enjoy. It's a fantastic job. I've had a front-row seat to history and been allowed to ask all sorts of questions.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Overnight so I see it in my inbox first thing, or at the weekend when I work but most agencies don't
What's the best pitch you ever got?
The best stories are always told by people who don't realise they have a story to tell.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I get loads every day that we could never use - way off patch, no relevance, I imagine whoever sends them just needs names to add to a list.
What's your favorite drink?
Coffee
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my kitchen
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
I read as many newspapers as I can get my hands on every day, plus magazines and websites.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we want to do pre-arranged reviews of restaurants. People still seem baffled that we go unannounced and that a free dinner isn't a draw.
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