Yvonne Ridley
Verified
As seen in:
Middle East Monitor,
WTX News,
The Guardian,
Change.org,
The Herald (Glasgow),
Global Research,
Mint Press News,
Pressenza in English,
The Palestinian Information Center (English),
Al-Jazeerah.info (Cross-Cultural Understanding),
Islam21c,
Media Monitors Network
and
Covers:
Middle East, Asia and women's issues especially pertaining to Islam.
Doesn't Cover:
Science and economics.
💖Journalist & Diplomatic Palestinian passport for breaking siege of Gaza. Member of Suffrage Sisters & Trouble Club. Not in pay of Zionism. Not for sale!
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
And old Remington Rand Noiseless (it wasn't) shared in office of three others.
How is social media changing news?
Fast, faster, fastest
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Contact me at yvonne@yvonneridley.org
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Pen and paper.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Anyone interested in reading truth to power
Why did you become a journalist?
I wanted to make a change or difference in peoples' lives.
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?
Exposing GCHQ email which revealed US Intelligence (NSA) ordering British Intelligence to spy on every member of the UN Security Council.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never give up and trust no one.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Sailing around the Greek Islands with film maker Aki Nawaz before heading to Gaza on board the first boat ever to enter harbour in 41 years.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In bed
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