Simon Crisp

"Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others." Groucho Marx.

I've recently returned to university to study Media and Cultural Studies at Birmingham City University, where I will be exploring subjects including the social impact of new technologies on the news industry, and the representations and performance of masculinities within contemporary Western yoga practice (among other things).

Previously, I've worked as a journalist where I contributed to publications including The Times, The Metro and The Sun, as well as websites such as Huffington Post, Gizmodo and Gizmag. I've been news-editor at an international press agency, an online news and technology consultant, and I started my own quirky news site, which was named as one of the Top 100 websites in the world by The Guardian in 2008.

In recent years, while my primary duty has been being a stay-at-home father, I've also written numerous features and how-to guides around emerging technologies, STEM education, and photography. My other interests include, coffee, video-games, running and yoga.

PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT:

Journalist - News Team International

News Editor - News Team International

Founder/Editor - NewsLite

Journalist - AOL,  Huffington Post

Features Writer/Photographer - Gizmag, New Atlas

PUBLICATIONS I'VE WRITTEN FOR:

The Times
Independent
Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
Daily Express
Daily Mirror
The Sun
Daily Star
Metro
Sunday Times
Mail On Sunday
News Of The World
Sunday Mirror
The People

AOL
Huffington Post
Photojojo
Asylum
Gizmodo
Newslite
Gizmag
New Atlas