View From The Byline

The latest episode of the View From The Byline is the second part of our chat with The Independent's Washington Correspondent, Andrew Buncombe In this week's podcast, we talk about tips for journalists attending protests and demonstrations, what it was like being arrested and thrown in a cell for being a journalist, and the future for America and its race tensions. As always, do please give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that any future episodes will be ready and with you to listen to soon. And if you really like us, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrinton_99 Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

in the latest episode of the View From The Byline, Alex Brinton, Pete Trifunovic, and Matt Lee speaks to The Independent's Washington Correspondent, Andrew Buncombe In this week's podcast, the first of two parts, the classic trio discuss what it is like being a Washington Correspondent, how covering 9/11 affected Andrew's mental health, and much more. As always, do please give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the second part of our discussion will be ready and with you to listen to soon. And if you really like us, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrinton_99 Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Timestamps: 9m15s - Becoming Washington Correspondent at the Independent 12m20s - Covering 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina 18m15s - The challenges of a Foreign Correspondent 21m40s - The differences between working in the US and Asia Credits: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

There is a full squad to select from in the latest episode of the View From The Byline as Alex Brinton, Matt Lee and Pete Trifunovic catch up with The Athletic's Football Analytics writer, Tom Worville. In this week's podcast, we cover all manner of topics from what it's like being the only dedicated stats writer in football media to where budding football writers can find useful statistics to support their articles. As always, do please give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week. And if you really like us, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrinton_99 Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Timestamps: 7m05s - What is Expected Goals (xG)? 8m50s - The importance of statistics in football 12m35s - The rise of football analytics 15m35s - Fantasy Football 19m10s - Where should journalists look for to get football statistics? 21m20s - Working at The Athletic 24m40s - The Zonal Marking Podcast 25m25s - Future of football analytics Credits: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It's been a while, but we're back! In this week's episode, we spoke to Tom Gatti of the New Statesman. We discuss what his role with the magazine involves, how working for the New Statesman differs from his time at The Times, and what he thinks the future holds for the magazine industry. As always, do please give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week. And if you really like us, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrinton_99 Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

It's a new year but View From The Byline is back! In the first episode of 2021, Alex and Pete catch up with Jim Pickard.   In this week's episode, we spoke to Jim about what his role as Chief Political Correspondent for the Financial Times entails, how working for the FT differs to other news organisations, and how he was once shouted at by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. As always, do please give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week. And if you really like us, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In the last podcast episode of 2020, Matt and Pete speak to Natalie Fahy. Natalie has worked for a number of organisations in journalism - including Sky News and the Express - and is now Senior Editor for the Nottingham Post, Derby Telegraph and Lincolnshire Echo.  In this week's episode, we find out what tips Natalie has for people looking to break into the journalism, the importance of taking your NCTJ exams and how to make a good impression at the interview stage.  As always, do please give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week. And if you really like us, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!  Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno  Credits: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

The latest guest to speak to Alex, Pete and Matt on View From The Byline is Matt Dickinson, Chief Sports Writer at The Times. Having covered more than a fair share of Champions League finals, World Cups and Olympics, Matt has seen it all within sport.  In this week's episode, we discussed how he made it into journalism, how his interview with Glenn Hoddle led to the then England manager's sacking, and the challenges of ghostwriting.  As always, do please give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week. And if you really like us, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!  Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

As season one of the View From The Byline podcast comes to a close, hosts Alex Brinton,  Matt Lee and Pete Trifunovic have taken a look back at their favourite episodes. We plan to take a few weeks rest before returning with season two. Until then, stay safe and we'll see you when we come back.. As always, drop us a review on Apple Podcasts if you're are a fan - or give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week. Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Intro Music: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week's guest on View From The Byline is Manveen Rana, the new host of the Times Radio's 'Stories of our Times' podcast. She first broke onto the scene with an insightful, first-person account of what a family of immigrants went through as herself and the family travelled from the Middle East to Europe in a plight for safety. In today's episode, we discussed Manveen's experiences in the Middle East as a foreign correspondent, what it was like along that five-week journey and an awful encounter while reporting in Lebanon. As always, drop us a review on Apple Podcasts if you're are a fan - or give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week.

This week's guest on View From The Byline is Paul Dunn - with an expansive career in journalism, Paul has worked for the Independent and the as a Comment Editor at the Times. He now works as a journalism lecturer at City University in London. In today's episode, we discussed what it was like to work for the Independent when it was only just launching; what he enjoyed most about being Comment Editor and the purpose of constructive journalism in the modern media landscape. As always, drop us a review on Apple Podcasts if you're are a fan - or give us a follow on Spotify or whichever provider you use so that the latest episode will be ready and with you to listen to each week.

For Rory Cellan-Jones, being a journalist is not as straight forward as you may think; the BBC Technology Correspondent suffers from Parkinson's disease and choroidal melanoma. In this episode of the View From The Byline podcast, Rory discusses what it's like to work as a journalist with his current health conditions; what he believes to be the biggest moment in recent technology history, and how the BBC thought the internet 'bubble' had burst back in the early 2000s. Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Intro Music: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

When it comes to varied writing styles, Jim Waterson has quite the experience looking at his CV. Since starting out with business paper City AM, Jim has gone on to be Political Editor for BuzzFeed UK and, more recently, has become the Media Editor at The Guardian. In the latest episode of View From The Byline, Jim discusses what it was like to work for BuzzFeed at a time when their reputation within the media was rapidly becoming more respectable; his current role in scrutinising the media while working for The Guardian and how he fried an egg using sunlight reflected off a skyscraper all in the name of getting a news story. Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Intro Music: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Since graduating from university in Bournemouth, Stuart Watson has become a well-known name within the football world of Suffolk and it's bordering counties. Starting out as a sports journalist covering grassroots football for the East Anglian Daily Times back in 2006, Stuart has progressed to report on Colchester United before finally becoming Chief Football Writer with the paper - taking a primary focus on the day-to-day activities of Ipswich Town. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe on your podcast provider. If possible, please leave us review so that we can continue improving.  Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Intro Music: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Covering everything from Liverpool's infamous night in Istanbul to England's journey to the World Cup semi-final in 2018, Howard Wheatcroft has experienced everything as Sports Editor of the Daily Star. In this week's episode, he discusses how The FA's approach to the media was one of the biggest changes he has experienced during a stellar career as a sports journalist. He also speaks about the importance of learning a range of skills including video editing and writing copy for social media. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe on your podcast provider. If possible, please leave us review so that we can continue improving. Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Intro Music: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week's episode of the View From The Byline Podcast we welcome the Birmingham Mail's (now BirminghamLive) former Digital Development Editor, Jonny Greatrex. Jonny discusses how he became a journalist in 2008, got out-foxed by a 10-year-old with a front-page splash on the line and went undercover in Wolverhampton to cover a story he now questions ethically. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe on your podcast provider and, if possible, please leave a review. Social Media: Pete Trifunovic: @PeteTrifunovic Alex Brinton: @abrintonjourno Matt Lee: @MattLeeJourno Credits: Intro Music: Werq Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Have you ever wondered about the stories behind the stories you absorb in the news? What about wondering what it's like being a social media marketer? View From The Byline is a pod by three journalist students who explore the people within the media industry.