Editing for Metro
An overview of my work writing and editing as chief sub-editor at Metro
Nessun dormouse: Two words that shook the Twittersphere
Nessun dormouse: That's all it took. This was a headline I wrote a while back that started to trend on Twitter.
Dying teenager's IVF baby hope
This story originated from an everyday ring-in to the district office about a charity evening for IVF research. When I asked the caller, who turned out to be Martin's sister, why she was organising the evening she told me about her 19-year-old brother who had terminal cancer and wanted to have a baby with his fiancee after his death. I…
A sickener: If you can't see the World Cup on TV, it can't create camaraderie
This opinion piece was inspired by a previous blog post on the World Cup. The post was based on a timely and popular topic that was getting a lot of interest in The National newspaper. It was the only comment piece that day to have been written in-house by a staff member.
The Red Cap deaths in Iraq
A series with the families of military policeman killed in Iraq as they fight for justice
Ellington Colliery: Coal mining ends in the North East
A series on the closure of Ellington Colliery, the last deep coal mine in the North East
Drugs, vice and misery
This was a backgrounder to a long-running court case I covered at the end of 2003. A serving police officer had been using the services of a violent pimp in return for access to the force's computer. The case highlighted how the vice trade operated in a city that is not blighted by an obvious 'red light' district.
Emirates Airline opens Dubai to Newcastle route
Before leaving the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and moving to the Middle East, I found myself breaking the story of Emirates Airline extending to Newcastle Airport. It was big news for the city as it was the airport's first long-haul route and would make trekking across the world much easier for travellers in the North East. I found out the announcement…
McDonalds and the World Cup Mascot
This story first surfaced as a 'diary job' for the Evening Chronicle before the 2006 World Cup that was soon picked up by national and international media organisations...
Dubai24 the print edition
Not only did I film the Dubai24 endurance race preparations and produced an audio slideshow from the race, I also produced copy for the print edition of The National. As it was a 24-hour race I was able to produce a before and after stories over two days.
