James Wharton on Muck Rack

James Wharton

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England, United Kingdom
As seen in: Forces News, The Independent (UK), The Telegraph, HuffPost UK, The i Paper, PinkNews, Times Higher Education, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), ConservativeHome, Squire Patton Boggs.com, Biteback Publishing and
Covers:  Defence, military, armed forces
Defence reporter with @ForcesNews, covering the people and stories shaping the UK armed forces. Former soldier. Yorkshire based. Views mine.
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a columnist for WINQ Magazine.

How is social media changing news?

It's where it tends to break...

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lois Lane

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

My school wasn't posh enough to have a newspaper.

What's the best pitch you ever got?

I was pitched an opportunity to travel to Croatia and see British soldiers training alongside the Croatian military.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In front of my TV.
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