With the headmaster of Simakakata school. And a 3G laptop. Sums up my writing career so far. Pic by the lovely Brenda Veltman.
Hello there.
I’m a freelance journalist with what I believe is referred to as a ‘portfolio career’. I cover technology and telecommunications for a variety of consumer and B2B titles, but I also write about social justice and international development. Sometimes, all four fields collide. I work in a variety of media, most often words but also audio, video and photography.
My work appears on a regular basis in Stuff, Stuff.tv, PC Gamer, Comms Dealer and my alma mater, PC Format. I’ve also written for The Guardian, The Sunday Times and The Ecologist, as well as a longer list of titles like PC Plus, PC Answers, Digital Photographer and, most randomly, the Musician’s Union magazine.
In 2009, I was a finalist in the Guardian International Development Journalism Competition.
I’ve also edited PC Format and Digital Camera Shopper, as well as a long forgotten children’s technology magazine called Planet PC. For that one I got to dress up in an Elvis costume, write about volcanoes, interview astronauts and visit the building site that became the Eden Project.
Not all at the same time, I hasten to add.
I occasionally undertake corporate writing assignments where there is no obvious conflict of interest, and have worked for clients including Opal Telecom, UK:Telco, PC World, Bluebell Telecom, Microsoft and Asus.
I’m a big fan of Linux and all things open source, and currently run Ubuntu 10.04 on any machine that will have it. If anyone has a decent Linux-based video editing workflow they can share with me, please get in touch.
I work through a limited liability company called AOE Media Ltd, and you’ll find a more up to date portfolio page there. Wherever possible I use a Creative Commons licence for my work.
You can hire me for reporting, feature writing, reviews, investigative work and research or corporate copywriting by clicking through to the contacts page.
