Adam Smith
Journalist
Freelance
http://www.adamesmith.co.uk
London
United Kingdom
2012
07816125827
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I am a freelance journalist who has worked for or with the BBC, New Humanist, the British Medical Journal, Pod Academy, The Register and The Guardian. Last year I co-founded the blog Purse String Theory to cover science funding policy in the UK and will soon be taking up a position on-staff as a reporter for a UK-based trade publication covering science policy.

Previously, I have just finished my MA in science journalism at City University. And for the three years prior to that, I was instrumental in developing the voice and strategy of a dynamic niche intellectual property law magazine and making waves among its readership. As the first on-staff reporter, I established and sustained a distinctive style. I wrote our social media and SEO strategy – which now draws thousands of new readers – and continue to develop both print and online products. I represented the magazine at events, spoke at seminars and conferences, broke major stories, designed surveys and forged hundreds of contacts around the world, in multinational corporations, government agencies and NGOs.

I am a member (and former trustee) of a small charity and a freelance communications consultant. I follow politics, science and technology, the media, take full advantage of London’s music scene, and contribute to local and arts-focused publications in regular columns and blogs.

Sessions I'm Associated With

2012

Tuesday 24 July 2012: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Tuesday 24 July 2012: 7:30pm - 9:15pm