Q&A with Charles Orton-Jones, freelance business and technology writer: Part 2

In the second part of our media Q&A with freelance business and technology writer Charles Orton-Jones, he shared his thoughts on the PR industry and gave us his advice for anyone looking to pitch stories to him.

What is your biggest frustration with the PR community?

Photography. Many British PR...

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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In the very unlikely event that...