Kelvin Wong on Muck Rack

Kelvin Wong

(He/Him)
Singapore
As seen in: CNN, Medium, MSN, Nature, Aol, Die Welt, Yahoo Finance, heart, MDPI, Taylor & Francis Online and
Covers:  Military unmanned systems and equipment, defence technology, military capabilities
Doesn't Cover: Business partnerships and strategies, commercial equipment, contract awards
Former @JanesINTEL defence tech editor and @RSIS_NTU researcher. MA Strategic Studies @ANU_SDSC. SEA & MSC Young Leader 2016 @IISS_org and 2014 @MunSecConf.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

N/A

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

What does it mean to be a journalist?

N/A

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Brief emails would be appreciated.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

My trusty Olympus OMD E-M1 camera and a set of awesome Zuiko Digital zoom lenses.

Who do you wish followed you?

Defence recruiters, defence public relations practitioners, defence communicators, defence scientists, defence industry

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

Production Editor, doing actual HTML coding work for the website!

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Stay curious!

What's your favorite drink?

Lemon tea.

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

Keeping my kids out of trouble.

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

N/A

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