Tom Cheshire
Verified
As seen in:
Sky News,
Medium,
MSN Ireland,
MSN UK,
MSN South Africa,
The Guardian,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News UK,
The London Standard,
WIRED (UK),
The Sunday Times
and
Covers:
intersection, and, culture, of, pop, technology
Doesn't Cover:
gadgets, b2b
Data and Forensics correspondent, @SkyNews, previously in Beijing | BAFTA winner | Author, The Explorer Gene amzn.to/2CJjCRl
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Intern at Conde Nast Traveller
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes!
How is social media changing news?
It's where news is breaking. Making things very quick, but also very short-lived
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
William Boot
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To have the most interesting job in the world - to meet fascinating people, hear incredible ideas and share those experiences with readers.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
...
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
short para via email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, InCopy, Scrivener, Google docs, Twitter
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Staff of the New Yorker... (actually that's probably a bad idea)
Why did you become a journalist?
To get paid to write.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Critic/sports writer
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Lost & Found - an account of the work of Refugees United, which is trying to make it easier for refugees to find their missing families
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write, write, write and try to find someone to edit it.
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