01.05. Jim Drury - What makes a good story

What makes a good story? How do you pitch to a journalist? Or decide on a theme for a book? 

In this episode our guest is journalist and author Jim Drury who shares with us some excellent tips and hints on how to approach a journalist with your news story. Jim spent 20 years with Reuters and is currently the Digital News Producer at CGTN Europe.

Jim also talks about his book about punk band The Stranglers and how he ended up an author. We hear about adhering to tight deadlines, like when he was writing his book on rock’n roll legend Ian Dury and The Blockheads.

This episode is 25 minutes long, packed full with Jim’s interesting stories. 

You can find Jim’s music podcast “Fistful of Chords” here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HzZUpwu9BUNRqVPGHZEgJ