Simon Crisp - Freelance Journalist

Journalism

Simon Crisp — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:38:08 +0000

Having spent 10 years writing for a wide range of publications from Take A Break to the Financial Times (via The Sun and the Daily Mail) I’m capable of adapting my writing style as required.

I currently pitch and write freelance articles to national UK newspapers on a daily basis and write for a number of online publications including Aol.

I’m currently undertaking undertake new commissions for everything from hard news to features and if you’d like me to write for your publication, please feel free to contact me via the contact form.

Asylum

Simon Crisp — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:14:11 +0000

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Gizmodo

Simon Crisp — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:13:09 +0000

Daftas

Simon Crisp — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:11:51 +0000

PR Writing

Simon Crisp — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:27:10 +0000

While working as a journalist and news editor I have seen thousands of press releases all vying for media attention. As such I know what it is which sees some end up as page leads… and why others are destined for the newsroom bin.

Using this knowledge and experience I am happy to work with business clients to help them get media attention for their corporate message. This is done either by working with clients to develop news angles and identify potential news stories or writing/rewriting press releases to help grab the attention of journalists.

I can also work with organisations to summarise or rewrite jargon-filled corporate documents in to plain English and make them more accessible to the average reader.

Copy Writing

Simon Crisp — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:26:06 +0000

Nervous about an upcoming TV, radio or newspaper interview? Don’t be, I have worked with a number of clients to advise them on how to present themselves when dealing with this press.

This can include running mock interviews, highlighting what happens in a typical interview and working out which angle a journalist is likely to pick up on in your interview.

In a two-hour session I would work with you to help ensure you stay on message irrespective of the questions a journalist asks, work on key buzz phrases to help you get your message across and advise on how to present yourself.

Rates for a two-hour one-on-one session are £150 plus expenses. Discounts available for charities and local small independent businesses.

Corporate Blogging

Simon Crisp — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:25:37 +0000

Newslite

Simon Crisp — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 11:22:36 +0000

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Publish button-happy at The Daily Telegraph?

Simon Crisp — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:19:58 +0000

Either the Telewag have come up with an interesting way of using a picture based story without the image rights, or someone hit publish when they weren’t meant to.

Update – the article was later deleted.

NewsLite named a Top 100 Essential Website by The Guardian

Simon Crisp — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:41:17 +0000

My off-beat news site NewsLite has been named as a ‘Top 100 Essential Website‘ by The Guardian newspaper — which is nice.

Launched in January, 2008 it’s my home for funny, odd and off-beat news stories. Recent articles have included a woman who paints with espresso coffee, the boom in popularity of micro-pigs as pets and the world’s largest gummy bear (and to think I used to do ‘real’ news).

It has grown considerably over the past two years and is currently accessed by around 150,000 unique users per month.

Articles from NewsLite are syndicated to dozens of websites including Time Warner, USA Today and Chicago Sun-Times – where they are currently viewed around 800,000 times per day. Selected articles are also syndicated to national UK newspapers including the Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, The Sun and the Daily Mail.

So if you haven’t seen it yet, go have a look. Just don’t expect anything too highbrow.