Alan Shields
As seen in:
Metro (UK),
MSN,
MSN Canada,
MSN Money Canada,
MSN UK,
BBC,
Daily Mail,
The Daily Mirror,
The Sun,
Tes,
Scotland on Sunday
and
Covers:
courts, human interest, government, united kingdom, politics, scotland, hard news, tragedy
Reporter and journalist in Scotland. Open to commissions: al.shields@hotmail.co.uk
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Trainee at a local paper in a tiny Scottish town
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Hunter S Thompson, without a doubt
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Finding the truth, reporting the facts, being ethical, but also provide readers with entertainment.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email or phone
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook or Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Obama
Why did you become a journalist?
Terrible at maths
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Nope
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Couldn't possibly say
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Be prepared
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Too many to mention
What's your favorite drink?
Dirty martini or a cold beer. And lots of black coffee.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Coffee machine or in the car heading on a job
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
What will make the paper and what won't.
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