Mohamed Hamza
(He/Him)
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Triangle News (UK),
MSN UK,
Daily Mail,
The Daily Mirror,
Wiley Online Library,
arXiv,
British Journal of Pain,
Daily Express,
Daily Star (UK),
MDPI,
South Wales Echo
and
Covers:
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Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Trainee Multimedia Journalist at News Associates.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Nope.
How is social media changing news?
By making people more connected and by increasing the immediacy of news by providing vivid first-hand accounts within seconds.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Augustus Haynes from The Wire for his dedication to adhering to the journalist code of ethics at the cost of his career
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To research and report on the institutions and events that make up society and how these interact and form people's attitudes and behaviours.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Can't say I've seen one yet but I'll keep an eye out.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email or Twitter DM.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress, DaVinci Resolve, Canva, Flourish and Adobe Premiere
What's your favorite social network?
Discord.
Who do you wish followed you?
Bukayo Saka
Why did you become a journalist?
To study society at a practical level and to discover how and why certain institutions and populations are shaped and what this means.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
To never be afraid to ask questions.
When's the best time to pitch you?
At all hours of the day. News never sleeps.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To publish a video story on MCM Comic Con London.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
A story on ULEZ - it's been done already.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Out and about in London covering/searching stories.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Guardian, the Evening Standard and The Athletic.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we sit at our desks all day!
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
Create a Muck Rack profile.