Tom Levitt on Muck Rack

Tom Levitt

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London, United Kingdom
Covers:  agribusiness, environment, consumer affairs, farming, food, china
Journalist/Commissioning Editor, Guardian

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

The Press (local newspaper in York)

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes, but not for work

What does it mean to be a journalist?

Curiosity satisfaction

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Short pitches by email!

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Telling the story of the farmers and their families poisoned from using sheep dips back in the 1980s/1990s. They were never told of dangers.

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