Nick Measures
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The Peak Singapore,
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and
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Singapore based writer and editor
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
working for a sports publication in Brighton, England
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Well unfortunately its reducing longer more reflective stories in favour or more reactive and controversial news
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I dont have one
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Its important its way of sharing knowledge with the world
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
notepad and pencil, word, photoshop, Facebook, Instagram and SquareSpace
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
David Attenborough
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I just love to find out why people do things, how things work and what's around the corner
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?
Probably a piece on did on the Moken in Thailand
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Just believe in yourself and believe in your story
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story about a female surf group in Sri Lanke
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Rather not say
What's your favorite drink?
beer
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
walking or listening to music
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Monocle, The Guardian, New York Times, BBC
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Not really relevant
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