My guest today is journalist Nellie Bowles. Nellie covers tech and internet culture for The New York Times. Before joining The Times, she was a correspondent for “VICE News Tonight.” She has written for Recode, The Guardian, and started her writing career at the San Francisco Chronicle.
I met Nellie because she interviewed me for a story a couple of months ago and I thought it would be fascinating to hear about how a NYT journalist actually spends their days. We cover lots of topics in this interview, including:
- How Nellie scored herself a job at the NYT
- Nellie’s quirky strategies for becoming a better writer
- Where Nellie finds ideas for stories
- How Nellie prepares for an interview
- Nellie’s go-to interview questions
- Why Nellie doesn’t like reading about people before she interviews them
- Nellie’s approach for tuning out digital distractions
- Nellie’s Digital Shabbat
- Nellie’s go-to websites for staying up-to-date with tech news
- Why Nellie doesn’t listen to podcasts
Websites
TechMeme
Hackersnews
Tech Crunch
Stratechery
Gadgets
Treadmill desk: Lifespan TR1200
Find Nellie on Twitter at @NellieBowles
Get in touch at amantha@inventium.com.au
