TOM BIGGART
Internationally-minded English journalist and copywriter
My languages (French & Spanish A-Level; French & Portuguese BA) are one of my defining features, and this love of languages is mirrored by a love of the world and a set of global interests.
LE BOULEVARD PÉRIPHÉRIQUE: UNE BARRIÈRE TANT SOCIALE QUE PHYSIQUE
Une commentaire sociale et infrastructurelle
Quiconque se rend à Paris réalisera rapidement que la capitale française est une ville des contrastes immenses. D’une part il y a la flamboyance, la richesse historique et artistique et l’arrogance représentées par les vingt arrondissements de Paris. D’autre part, il y a la banlieue...
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L'article continue ici (French)
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'Battle of the seas' fishing disagreements in the Channel
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'RECOVERY SCRIBBLINGS'
Blogging helped me 'rediscover reality', as such; and writing helped me through the painstaking monotony of my gradual recovery.
2021 - HIGHLYÂ FLEETING INTERNSHIP
The job only lasted two weeks for various reasons, but happily this paper's area of focus is the part of the world that I love.
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On paper, this is the job I dream of - although it's not being based on the ground in a foreign country is a shame for me.
LUTA PELA PAZ (FIGHT FOR PEACE BRAZIL)
Internal reporter for this award-winning NGO (2017)
5 months as an in-house journalist for this boxing & martial arts NGO, based in Rio de Janeiro. Work mainly consisted of conducting interviews and writing them up for the organisation's website, both in English and in Portuguese.
WEBSITE: https://lutapelapaz.org/
CLEAN CONCEPTION, BRISTOL
A Bristol and London-based music and lifestyle publication; who I wrote for sporadically in 2016 and 2017
YOUNGONES, OXFORD
A music and events collaborative based in Oxford. I wrote a number of short pieces for the online blog.
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One example extract is below:
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Yet another masterpiece pulled from the depths of Calibre’s hard drive, 'Amen Tune’ is part of the 'Shelflife' series; a series of albums that are landmark items for Drum and Bass fans. Every few years Calibre brings out a compilation of unreleased tracks from his collection that would otherwise be sitting, gathering dust on the….(get it?)
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