Jimmy Thomson
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MSN Ireland,
Scribd,
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and
Covers:
science, arctic, natural resources, politics, conflict, drugs
Doesn't Cover:
gossip, celebrities, pseudoscience
Stay-at-home uncle, managing editor at Canada's National Observer | @jwst.bsky.social
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
As a toy
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Stephen Harper
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Only my university undergrad paper. I was the culture editor. I loved it.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The Toronto Star: China's Generation Green http://projects.thestar.com/chinas-generation-green/
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Pitch stories, even while you're in school. Write all the time. Don't wait for stories or assignments to be handed to you.
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