So you want to be an automotive journalist?
To be reporting from F1 events and motor shows, you need to be both an adrenaline and news junkie - Auto Futures advises how to make the cut
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Dreaming of a job reporting from racetracks and motorshows?
The automotive and mobility industry is one gathering momentum as there are new advancements always afoot.
For the journalists trying to keep up and satisfy digital-hungry audiences, you need to have strong networking and interviewing skills to get the best content, explains Alex Kreetzer, editor of Auto Futures, a digital content and news hub on the automotive industry.
He advises on how to manage life both inside and outside the office, as his job has taken him to the Shanghai Motorshow and Monaco F1 Grand Prix, to name but a few.
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