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Hugh Miles (journalist)
Hugh Miles is a freelance journalist and author, a presenter, producer and consultant specialising in the Middle East. Miles is the founder of Arab Digest a private members club offering expert commentary and analysis on the Middle East and North Africa, and contributing editor of ''Arab Media and Society'', a media journal published by the American University in Cairo's Centre for Television Journalism. Background Hugh Miles is the son of retired British diplomat, Oliver Miles and his wife Julia, a social worker. He was born in Jedda, Saudi Arabia in 1977. Miles was educated in Libya, at the Dragon School, Oxford, and at Eton College, Eton. He studied Arabic at Pembroke College, Oxford, Pembroke College, Oxford University, and English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin. During a one-year student exchange programme with the Sorbonne University in Paris, Miles worked as the Nightlife Editor for ''Time Out (company), Time Out Paris'', also reviewing restaurants and shops. His wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freelance Journalist
''Freelance'' (sometimes spelled ''free-lance'' or ''free lance''), ''freelancer'', or ''freelance worker'', are terms commonly used for a person who is self-employed and not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance workers are sometimes represented by a company or a temporary agency that resells freelance labor to clients; others work independently or use professional associations or websites to get work. While the term ''independent contractor'' would be used in a different register of English to designate the tax and employment classes of this type of worker, the term "freelancing" is most common in culture and creative industries, and use of this term may indicate participation therein. Fields, professions, and industries where freelancing is predominant include: music, writing, acting, computer programming, web design, graphic design, translating and illustrating, film and video production, and other forms of piece work that some cultural theor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |