Freelance profile

Bruce Whitehead (Bruce Whitehead)

Freelance writer on environment, politics and business for press, magazines, web. Freelance and staff journalist, BBC (Today) ITN & CNN covering politics, defence, health.

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Contact details:

Street: none
Town: none
Region/nation: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://brucewhitehead.wordpress.com
Mobile: 44 (0)7944 928 702

Skills:

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ReporterRates: Reporter
BroadcasterRates: Broadcasting
Feature writerRates: Print media
Subeditor or editorRates: Sub-editing
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Subjects:

  • Environment and conservation
  • Media
  • Politics
  • Transport

Major clients:

  • Sunday Herald; Scotsman; Edinburgh Evening News
  • Friends of the Earth Scotland
  • BBC World Service; BBC Radio 4

Profile last updated: 2011-07-06 16:58:43


Extra information:

After a career in shipping and the oil industry I became a journalist, writing for Financial Times Magazines in London. I then joined ITN as a news producer, rising to programme editor on ITN World News.

I joined CNN as launch editor for CNN This Morning, based in London before returning to freelance broadcast reporting for BBC Radio 4 programmes including Today and the Food Programme. 

I next worked for British Satellite News for a year as a field reporter and then returned to Scotland to work as a freelance journalist mainly in print. 

I believe that a well-resourced media is essential for development of a fair and sustainable society. I believe that objectivity is only achievable up to a point, and that a wide range of journalistic styles and interests is the only way to guarantee fairness and balance overall.

 

I am available as a reporter for news and features in print, online and broadcast. I also offer media and PR consultancy. 

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Gaza, March 2009
Ministerial visit, Riyadh 2006 © Bruce Whitehead Ministerial visit, Riyadh 2006
Photo of further education minister Bill Rammell meeting Saudi ministers; BW reporting for BSN