Writing for the newspapers showed me how to adhere to house styles, gave me an insight into the publishing process, as well as taught me valuable freelancing lessons as a stringer.
Lifestyle journalism
From my first gig as a writer in a publishing house up to the days I freelanced for the papers, New Straits Times has always been a constant in my career.
Assignments involved sourcing for photos (commissioning the papers’ photographers if needed), getting all the information needed for my story (by interviewing and attending events), and working with the designers and editors to put out the final product.
Check out the various articles I’ve written below.
A piece about choosing the right MBA
That time I interviewed the Solianos, a renowned family of musicians
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