Jayden Whitworth
(He/Him)
Content Marketing 💻 | F1 Editor at @VAVEL 🏎️ | @dmuleicester graduate | @TikiTakaPod | SJA Accredited
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
VAVEL
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No
How is social media changing news?
More important for the first few words to catch the reader. Images becoming vital
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker. Does he count?
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Reliable and trustworthy. It is so important to be trusted you provide news to the public.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
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What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter. Great way to get eyes on your work as a journalist.
Who do you wish followed you?
Ryan Reynolds...
Why did you become a journalist?
I've always been creative and just found myself gravitating towards becoming a writer, so combined that with my love of sports.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
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What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My story on a climate change protest in Leicester. This story took me way out of my comfort zone.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Read as much as possible
When's the best time to pitch you?
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What's the best pitch you ever got?
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What's the worst pitch you ever got?
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What's your favorite drink?
Fanta
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a football match.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Sky Sports
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
We can't be trusted
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