For an unusual project I need to find a writer, that does match
certain criteria's. As an non-native English speaker I have written a
concept for a project, that does include artistic, intellectual and
economic content.

Now I do need help in turning this into a beautiful result. Therefore
I need to find a gifted British journalist/writer who

• has the right "wit"  and can successfully play with modern language
including double meanings, known slang etc.

• has professional experience and also a record of articles for
serious but liberal publications such as "The Guardian", "The
Economist" or others alike.

• does combine entertaining writing with solid economic knowledge.

• relatively young, aged 20 to 40, maybe even a rebel within the
profession

• this is no criteria, but would help: has written about the Burning
Man festival (http://www.burningman.com) in the past.

That can be a freelancer as well as a full time journalist/writer. 


Well. Who can answer this one? The search will not be too easy but
maybe entertaining ...

Thank you, regards from Germany .. and a wicked start into 2003!

Raus

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Request for Question Clarification by answerfinder-ga on 31 Dec 2002 08:31 PST

Dear thorstenrauser-ga 
What an interesting challenge! I think I've met all of your
requirements except one - his age. He's 59 but still very much a
rebel. That's why I'm posting this as a clarification so you can
consider the nomination and to give other researchers a chance.

Matthew Parris, the former Conservative Member of Parliament, is a
columnist for the Times and The Spectator and until recently wrote the
Parliamentary Sketches in the Times.
Biography at http://speakers-uk.com/profile.phtml?id=339&act_id=1&sid=81
He has written his memoirs and these are commented on at 
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/bookshelf/story/0,9061,801310,00.html
and
http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,809240,00.html

Best wishes
answerfinder-ga

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Clarification of Question by thorstenrauser-ga on 02 Jan 2003 12:19 PST

Dear answerfinder

First of all, happy new year and thank you for you quick feedback!
Matthew Parris is indeed very interesting and his character stands for
a nearly pefect "result".

However, since the project does target a very young audience it seems
essential at this point to work with someone inbetween 20 and the
maximum of 40.

I am aware, that this question remains quite a challenge. In the final
anwser I would have expected a direct contact information.

Again, thank you for your effort!!!

Best,

Raus

Foreign Press Association Young Journalist of the Year
Winner: Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian for three articles
Runners Up: James Reynolds, BBC News, for reporting from Israel
Sathnam Sanghera, FT, for four articles

“Oliver Burkeman's avoids the mawkwishness which 9/11 inspired yet
displays sensitivity to the human situation in New York that is
unusual for such a young writer.”
http://www.foreign-press.org.uk/member_news.asp?ID=169

Check out Oliver Burkeman’s articles by searching on his name at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Sathnam Sanghera – 131 Google hits
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