Jim Drury
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
CGTN,
Business Insider,
Daily Mail,
HuffPost,
Reuters,
The Washington Post,
Yahoo Singapore,
Yahoo Finance,
Yahoo Finance India,
Scientific American,
Stuff.co.nz
and
Covers:
News, science, technology, entertainment, politics, sport.
Journalist for 25 yrs, author of 4 books, PR exec, podcaster, West Ham & England cricket fan
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Trainee reporter for a London-based tabloid news agency.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
It's opening up the news arena in many interesting ways.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being able to make sense of difficult subjects
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Pass
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Premiere Pro.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Decision makers
Why did you become a journalist?
I liked writing
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My book on Ian Dury and the Blockheads
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Work hard and listen to advice.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Any time.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
'It's au revoir to the kilogram' from NPL
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to mention
What's your favorite drink?
Water or beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Playing football.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Statesman
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That journalists make up stories.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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