Cuttings

Chris has written about everything from football and rugby to celebrities, popular culture and lifestyle issues. He has also written a large volume of print-only articles, most notably in a variety of publications for Chelsea Football Club, the Football League and Welsh Rugby Union. He’s working on making some of that work visible in the digital world very soon. Below is a selection of his online work…

Online Journalism Blog
Lessons in community from Community Editors, published in 2009.

Point Zero magazine
Comment and analysis article about small businesses using social media.

The Guardian
Travel feature about the effect of the war in Lebanon on tourism in Jordan, published in 2006.

The Sun
Wrote articles on news, sport and entertainment for The Sun Online between 2007 and 2008.

The Bolton News
Diary about trying to follow Bolton Wanderers while travelling China, published between 2006 and 2007.

Manchester Evening News
Interview with footballer Neil Edwards, published 2003.

When Saturday Comes
Comment and analysis on the sacking of Bolton Wanderers manager Sammy Lee, published in 2007.

Uefa.com
Interview with footballer Stelios Giannakopoulos, plus profiles and news, published in 2004.

Cosmopolitan
Launched and managed ‘The Big Issue’, a daily topic debate piece from 2008 to 2009. Also wrote an investigative report about weight loss patches.

Handbag.com
Launched and managed regular editorial strands, including ‘Question of the Day’ and  ‘Friday Time Killer’. Also did minute-by-minute live blogging of the Brits 2009.