Raymond Brown
Verified
(He/Him)
As seen in:
The Daily Mirror,
Yahoo News UK,
Teachers College Record,
Birmingham Mail,
Liverpool Echo,
Coventry Live,
Daily Post,
Leicester Mercury,
TeessideLive,
Cambridge News
and
Covers:
Crime, showbiz and general news
Freelance journalist, single dad, widower. Former crime reporter @Cambridge News, former showbiz news reporter @WENN
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Edmonton Echo in 1982
Have you ever used a typewriter?
yes
How is social media changing news?
It's giving masses of info but taking away some humanity
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lou Grant
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means a duty to truth and a fearless attitude towards fighting for the little man and belief in democracy
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
honeymonsterisasmackhead
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
wi9th food
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, camera, recording devices, Iphone, Chromebook
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Trump
Why did you become a journalist?
Love words and am nosey
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?
A visit to a concentration camp
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Know that a story is just an interesting tale to tell yur pals and write how ypu speak.
When's the best time to pitch you?
anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Have a grand
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Go away
What's your favorite drink?
orange juice
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Garden or by the river
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Most people see Cambridge as crime free and twee but its far from it and produces plenty of incident.
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