Lesley Jones
Verified
(She/Her)
As seen in:
MSN Australia,
MSN Ireland,
MSN UK,
IndyBest,
MSN Philippines,
The Daily Mirror,
The Independent (UK),
The Telegraph,
Yahoo News UK,
Daily Express
and
Covers:
Interesting people, places and products
Full of ideas and crisps. Passion for cars and dogs. Writes, edits, tests and talks for money. Not @lesdoggg. I wish.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Pop Editor, Blue Jeans Magazine
How is social media changing news?
Good - making news-makers accountable
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter for work, Facebook for me
Why did you become a journalist?
I decided when I was about four and realised you could earn money by writing
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope, I was smoking behind the PE block instead
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Anything I did in my years on teen mags to allow girls to feel empowered
When's the best time to pitch you?
Night or day
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Gourmet ready meal brand pitched a few hours after I tweeted about breaking my ankle - with a freezer full of samples. Now that's timing.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I keep samples for myself
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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