Scott Antcliffe
As seen in:
MSN UK,
The Telegraph,
Metro (UK),
PressReader,
AOL UK,
The Yorkshire Post,
Yorkshire Live,
The Star (Sheffield),
Yorkshire Evening Post,
The Sunday Post
and
Covers:
Sport, health and fitness, travel, music and food.
Wanderlust Travel Photographer of the Year 📸🏆 National Geographic City Life Phorography award 2025. Freelance Travel Writer 🖊️ @scottantcliffe 📸
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Freelancer
Have you ever used a typewriter?
I've never used a typewriter, sadly.
How is social media changing news?
It allows journalists to spread their work to a much larger audience quickly. However, it is to the detriment of printed media.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clarke Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Bring people news and facts, feel good stories and to make people smile
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#bekind but people ironically not being kind
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
N/A
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Laptop, desktop, notebook, camera
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Bryan Adams- my guilty music pleasure
Why did you become a journalist?
I've always been a keen writer and photographer so it was a natural fit.
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?
Any where i get to celebrate local people, feel good stories
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't let rejection get in the way. Keep knocking on those doors, someone will answer eventually.
When's the best time to pitch you?
N/A
What's the best pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
Whisky, IPA's and Dr. Pepper. Not all at the same time, obviously.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
An ice rink or out with the camera
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Players Tribune, The Times
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
"It's easy, all you have to do is write what happened."
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