Simon Parkin
Verified- Contributing Writer, The New Yorker
- Writer and Journalist, Freelance
- Host, My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin
United Kingdom
As seen in:
My Perfect Console with Simon Parkin,
The New Yorker,
Apple Podcasts,
Bottom Line,
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Canada,
MSN Ireland,
MSN UK,
The Athletic,
The New York Times,
Yahoo Entertainment
and
Covers:
culture, video games, profiles, technology, arts, gadgets & electronics, invetigative, computing
non-fiction writer // cw @newyorker // fellow @royalhistsoc // @myperfectcnsle // THE FORBIDDEN GARDEN OF LENINGRAD 2024/5 (@sceptrebooks/ @scribnerbooks).
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Simon Parkin’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I am an award-winning writer and journalist from the UK.
Described by the New Statesman as an “effortless and masterly voice in writing” I have contributed to the New Yorker, The Guardian, MIT Technology review, the New Statesman, The Daily Telegraph, Edge magazine and many others.
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Interview
See all 5 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
Writing a feature about vintage video games and the men and women who collect them.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
A spade, inquisitiveness, the internet.
Why did you become a journalist?
To tell stories, as truthfully as possible. To bring order and accountability to life’s chaos.