Jane Dalton on Muck Rack

Jane Dalton

Verified
United Kingdom
As seen in: The Independent (UK), Medium, MSN, MSN Australia, MSN Canada, MSN Ireland, MSN New Zealand, MSN Singapore, Yahoo Life, Daily Mail, MSN India and
Covers:  Animal welfare (farmed, captive and wild - not pets) and conservation (species extinctions)
Doesn't Cover: Lifestyle, alcohol, business, fashion
Author (debut novel coming soon); Senior reporter, The @Independent. Ex-BBC & Sunday Times. On Threads: www.threads.com/@janecdalton
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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Reporter, The Dover Express

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Killing the art of headline-writing

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

Worked on my university newspaper

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Never miss a deadline; submit only impeccably clean copy; know how to spell; write well and be prepared to work through your lunch break.

What's your favorite drink?

Decaff coconut cappuccino

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

Running or on a train (not at the same time)

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That it's about cute pets
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