Oliver Pickup on Muck Rack

Oliver Pickup

  • Founder and Director, Pickup Media Limited
London
Covers:  travel, six nations, olympics, gigs, jazz, football, rugby league, rugby union, world music, food and drink, music, cricket
Doesn't Cover: finance

Get in touch with Oliver

Contact Oliver, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Oliver Pickup’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Award-winning freelance journalist, specialising in sport, travel, music and food and drink. Published in all English newspapers and dozens of internationally distributed magazines and adapt at online work, including live blogs. Based in London, able to write on numerous subjects, including commercial projects, and a sports expert for television channel beIN Sports.

What was your first job as a journalist?

Junior sports reporter for the Observer (at least they paid my train fare).

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No.

How is social media changing news?

I think I explained this in my earlier answer: raw but vital now, and it's altered the newspaper landscape ... for the better.

Awards

PSA Travel Journalism Award

2012 - Online article

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.

Get in touch with Oliver

Contact Oliver, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack