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Nick van der Leek

Amazon, Johannesburg
Covers:  True crime, anything inspirational, sport, finance, fitness.
Doesn't Cover: Politics
True Crime Author, YouTuber, Humanist, Dog Walker Bestsellers: TWO FACE, DOUBT & TREACHERY amzn.to/2zkGXXA "I am only passionately curious." - Einstein

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Nick van der Leek’s Biography

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Nick van der Leek is a South African storyteller, photographer and editor (of www.africanman.co.za) with an unconventional background. Instead of journalism he studied law, economics and brand management.

His writing career started online, as a blogger in South Korea and a citizen journalist for Seoul-based Ohmynews International.

After spending two years cutting his teeth in Rosebank, Johannesburg in the Times Media newsroom, he became a full-time writer and photographer, and today he is one…

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Nick van der Leek

Nick van der Leek

Nick van der Leek is a South African storyteller, photographer and editor (of www.africanman.co.za) with an u…

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked for a citizen website called reporter.co.za. I submitted virtually a story a day, every day, 7 days a week.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

It's making news far more of a conversation, and part of that conversation is news. Social media played a huge part in empowering me.
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