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Matthew Petersen

(He/Him)
Cape Town
Covers:  South African and African entertainment, sports and current affairs stories

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Matthew Petersen’s Biography

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I am a passionate writer who is always looking for the next challenge. Having worked as a digital news creator for a number of years, I have honed my writing skills in many ways and have also developed strong SEO and social media management skills that enable me to work across a number of fields including journalism, social storytelling, content creation and copywriting.

What was your first job as a journalist?

Multimedia Reporter at The Cape Argus

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No I have not, but used to play around on my mom's old one

How is social media changing news?

Everyone has something to say on social media so it's difficult to determine what is real or not. People are too afraid to be wrong

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