Q&A with Charles Orton-Jones, freelance business and technology writer: Part 1

In the latest of our media Q&A series, we invited freelance business and technology writer Charles Orton-Jones into the hotseat. In this first part, he shares his thoughts on journalism, his work as a freelancer, and what makes him tick.

How did you get into journalism?

By accident! I was 18 and...

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