Matthew Steeples
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Working on a story about the sale of the house where 'The Good Life' was filmed.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
The spread of false information is all the more easy.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William Boot.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have an investigative mind and to be guided by a desire to discover and share the true facts of a story.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Microsfot Office products, Wordpress.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter.
Who do you wish followed you?
The late Dominick Dunne.
Why did you become a journalist?
To share things that fascinate me with others and to attempt to expose stories that would otherwise go uncovered.
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?
The expose of Max Clifford.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Remember that a fact is not a fact until you've checked it's a fact.
When's the best time to pitch you?
6am.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Orogold.
What's your favorite drink?
Gin.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Sat enjoying a gin and tonic.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Vanity Fair.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That my publication is always tough.
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