Robert Howard Edwards
(He/Him)
Bedford, Cluj
As seen in:
LinkedIn,
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Covers:
coronavirus, demographics, economics, film-making, markets, migration, modern mysteries, Transylvania, true crime
Doesn't Cover:
celebrities, conspiracies, politics, sport
Mathematician, pilot, author, illustrator - D.B. Cooper and Flight 305; Mallory, Irvine and Everest; Voynich Reconsidered; D.B. Cooper Revisited; Irvine's Story
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Sub-editor and celebrity interviewer, The China Post
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Possibly, but I can't remember ...
How is social media changing news?
Putting print out of business
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Ed Malone, "The Lost World" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Hard work, discipline, intellectual rigour, the hope of changing things
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
By someone who works from source documents and double-checks every word.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Adobe Premiere Pro, Excel, facebook, LinkedIn, PowerPoint, twitter, Word
What's your favorite social network?
LinkedIn
Who do you wish followed you?
Jo Swinson (leader of the UK Liberal Democrats)
Why did you become a journalist?
Originally ... to make a living ...
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope ... high school didn't have a newspaper ...
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
The hijacking of Northwest Flight 305
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Build an online profile and portfolio
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A mathematical solution to the hijacking of Northwest Flight 305
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Dubai as a case study in economic development
What's your favorite drink?
half of Guinness
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my orchard in Transylvania
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Drudge Report, PPRuNe
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That online opinion polls have any value whatsoever
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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