https://www.stokel-walker.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-13 https://www.stokel-walker.com/journalism daily 0.75 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/1621899007921-02ADSSQ7S0JSU74DWOH6/001.jpg Journalism - World class publications With a decade of experience at some of the world’s most prestigious publications, Chris is one of the globe’s most prolific freelance journalists. He writes for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, Wired, Fast Company, New Scientist, the British Medical Journal, The Guardian, The Times of London, The Telegraph and more. https://www.stokel-walker.com/books daily 0.75 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/1621899385910-XAC0OIOUXBIVDB2LPYI7/007.jpg Books - Decoding digital culture Chris is the author of four books that explain key components of our online world. YouTubers (2019) tells the story of the online video platform YouTube for the first time, charting its impact on culture. TikTok Boom (2021) unpicks the geopolitical battle over short form video app TikTok, and the broader battle for the future of tech. The History of the Internet in Byte-Sized Chunks (2023) outlines the past, present and future of the internet. How AI Ate the World (2024) analyses the generative AI revolution, situating the current moment in artificial intelligence’s 70-year history. Fake News: A Pocket Primer (2025) provides a speedy jaunt through the turmoil and tumult of mis- and disinformation. Chris also is a trusted ghostwriter of books, and is available for ghostwriting projects. He frequently appears at events and on broadcast media to explain social media and technology’s impact on our lives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/1621929068932-1HBH570GKXCE69FUVC45/tiktokboom.JPG Books - TikTok Boom Telling the story of TikTok’s prodigious rise to the summit of social media, TikTok Boom charts how one app has shaken up the kaleidoscope of tech power, shifting it from Silicon Valley to China. The book looks at TikTok’s cultural impact, as well as its challenges as it is dragged into the geopolitical sphere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/1621929230540-9R4S4KL215EJUAIINXJN/youtubers.JPG Books - YouTubers Jake Paul, PewDiePie and Zoella shape the daily lives of millions of fans, from London to Los Angeles. And their power is growing. Two billion people now watch YouTube. Yet its stars are a mystery to the general public and media. What is the secret of their appeal? How do they cope with being in front of the lens? And who is behind their success? YouTubers explains all. https://www.stokel-walker.com/broadcast daily 0.75 2025-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/1621901094505-R94G4AMU1SM92BVPDYJV/010.jpg Broadcast - A natural speaker Chris is called upon by the world’s biggest broadcasters to explain key concepts of the complicated world of tech to readers and listeners. In audio, he has regularly appeared on BBC Radio 4’s The Media Show and PM, as well as Times Radio, where he has a weekly tech news lot, LBC and ABC radio in the United States. He also hosted Radio 4 documentary Everyone’s A Star, a half-hour programme in the Archive on 4 strand, has a weekly slot on Times Radio recapping the week’s tech news, and is the host of Article 19’s five-star rated podcast Techtonic. On television, Chris frequently appears on BBC News, Sky News, Al Jazeera, TRT World and other channels. He has professional-standard broadcast equipment, including a condenser mic and pop shield for radio, and lapel mic and IFB earpiece for television. https://www.stokel-walker.com/events daily 0.75 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/2ea984ae-2e6f-4025-9a77-88eaa2aaf15f/GLB25_DAY3_0950_Schwarzenberg+Stage_Futureproofing+the+News_Chris+Stokel-Walker_JN__JN_-12.jpg Events - Live event experience From hosting live chef demonstrations to geopolitical panel discussions, Chris is a warm, accomplished and experienced moderator and host of events. Seamlessly working to time and with tech including IFB production and cues, he is a regular at events such as GLOBSEC, as capable of remote video conference hosting as captivating a live crowd. He has also toured the UK and Europe to give acclaimed talks for his books on YouTube, TikTok and AI, repeatedly being invited back to deliver more talks. To book Chris for your next event, click below. https://www.stokel-walker.com/teaching daily 0.75 2025-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/1621900504564-PYGHID4DK5F3WB892QE0/005.jpg Teaching - Engaging learners Chris is a lecturer in journalism at Newcastle University, teaching theory and practice across programmes at a Bachelor’s and Master’s level. Repeatedly nominated for student-voted teaching awards, he brings his professional practice and personable nature to the classroom. He has redrawn curricula, overhauled modules with significant improvements in student satisfaction, and mentored learners into jobs at major publications. He provides media training for universities and schools, as well as businesses. https://www.stokel-walker.com/editing daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/1621901514147-LILHEILU2A40EQ3E7977/014.jpg Editing - Meticulous but creative Chris has extensive editing experience, managing budgets, commissioning and editing journalists and non-journalist subject matter experts. He is deputy editor of JesmondLocal, a hyperlocal news publication training young journalists in best practices. In 2019, he launched FFWD, Medium’s specialist online video publication, overseeing a six-figure annual commissioning budget. In 2020, he was interim editor of Apolitical, a website for professionals in the governmental and NGO sector, managing freelancers and special projects – returning to the company for standalone projects in 2021. He has managed five-figure budgets on behalf of Axel Springer Corporate Solutions, producing high-quality reports for internationally-recognised clients to tight deadlines. He has also edited a number of reports for clients, polishing their work to a publishable standard. https://www.stokel-walker.com/rsvp daily 0.75 2025-05-13 https://www.stokel-walker.com/training daily 0.75 2026-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ac32ca448dc8727e57a003/d9909d75-e3af-4f44-bc1e-a459611ab7bf/003+%281%29.jpg Training - Skilling up your staff Interviews fall flat because experts default to detail. Pitches get ignored because they start with features, not stories. The result is missed opportunities and risk on air. It’s something I’ve started to document with monthly inbox audits. Change that now. Chris combines his extensive practical experience in journalism and his accredited teaching, honed over nearly a decade as a lecturer in journalism at Newcastle University, to deliver quality training for universities and schools, as well as businesses. He has trained the cross-university fempower.tech research group about liaising with the media, and more than 80 nutrition MSc students at Oxford Brookes University over several years. He has also delivered a bespoke one-day workshop on AI for the Government of Jersey, in collaboration with Crafting Hope CIC. Chris offers two off-the-shelf media training programmes at competitive prices: “Media Mastery” media training for universities and research groups A practical workshop that turns subject matter experts into confident communicators. No theory for theory’s sake - drills and feedback that stick, based on data (read my latest report). “Pitch Perfect” media training for PR and marketing businesses A session for comms teams who want fewer emails and more coverage. Built from seeing thousands of pitches a year - and what works and what doesn’t (read my latest report). Individual seats are available in sessions held regularly in London and Newcastle. 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