Rat-like cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability used to be the qualities required of a journalist, but Lord Leveson has changed that. Fairness and decency are the new essentials, or the profession will never recover from its recent scandals.
I am a versatile writer and editor with twenty years’ experience in broadsheet news journalism, the last 14 of them at The Times‘s online news desk.
My skills include a sharp eye for a story, meticulous research, accurate reporting and subbing, a clear writing style and news editing skills honed on the news desks of The Times, The Sunday Telegraph and The Scotsman.
I have a wide understanding of current affairs, and extensive contacts.
Educated at Oxford, I taught English and drama at secondary level for five years before entering journalism. I live with my daughter in South London.
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