What was your first job as a journalist?
Junior reporter on The Informer, a weekly newspaper in south west London
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, at journalism college, but not to file stories on an actual newspaper.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
John Dyson, the protagonist of Michael Frayn's Towards The End of the Morning
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Always keep an eye out for stories you can sell to national newspapers, keep all the names and telephone numbers you come across.