The Mick Clifford Podcast: Examining the editor - Tom Fitzpatrick
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This week’s guest on the podcast is editor, Tom Fitzpatrick.
Tom talks about the challenges in today’s media world, from attempting to provide a fact based and balanced newspaper, both in print and online, to protecting journalists who are often targeted by those intent of creating divisions and hatred.
He gives an insight into the job of a modern day editor who has all the traditional duties of editing, driving and creating a newspaper while combining that with carving out an online niche that will ensure sustainability into the future.
And he tells why despite the challenges and long hours, he still gets a buzz from being at the centre of telling the news.