Rob Hastings

Freelance Journalist

 

 

robhastings.co.uk

 

About me

 

 

About me

 

Online Portfolio:

     

News and Politics

   
    Experience
  • I've been working as a freelance journalist since 2005
  • Since 2010 I have been working predominantly for The Independent as a regular freelance reporter, feature writer and editor on news desk, though I sometimes work elsewhere too
  • Some of the people I have interviewed include Interpol's Secretary General Ronald Noble, Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakul Karman, Hollywood actor Eli Wallach, Lord Mayor of London David Wootton, celebrity journalist Toby Young, double Olympic gold medal winner Dame Kelly Holmes, and MPs Diane Abbott and Stephen Twigg

Arts and Culture

 

Sport

 

Business and Finance

 

Photography

 

Miscellaneous

 
    Education
  • I completed the MA course in newspaper journalism at City University London in the summer of 2010, gaining a Distinction and specialising in UK politics under former New Statesman political editor Martin Bright
  • I graduated from Loughborough University in 2007, achieving First Class Honours in my BA in English
  • You can also find me on LinkedIn
 

 

Contact Details:

 

email: rob@robhastings.co.uk telephone: +44 (0)7906 477 379

 

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