Kiwi Talkz #33 - Frances Cook Interview (Journalism, Media Law, Money, Cooking The Books, Podcasting, Auckland, Fake News, Social Media etc.)
Frances Cook is a journalist and podcaster at the NZ Herald. She hosts the weekly podcast Cooking The Books which deals with finance and recently released her first book TALES FROM A FINANCIAL HOT MESS
SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook - Frances Cook - Journalist
Instagram - @francescooknz
Twitter - @FrancesCook
TIMESTAMPS
00:28 - How Frances Got Into Journalism
01:28 - Frances Worked For Free When She First Started In Journalism
02:15 - Media Law
05:08 - Reporting In Radio
05:43 - First Major Story Frances Covered
07:08 - Some Stories Cause Psychological Trauma For Journalists
08:15 - Journalists Have A Camaraderie With Each Other/Public Private Partnership
10:41 - Social Media
12:29 - Fake News/Deep Fakes
16:18 - Cooking The Books Podcast
17:31 - Kiwis Still Don’t Know What Podcasts Are
18:19 - Being Independent In Life Requires Money
20:07 - Investing In Shares
21:20 - Life Necessities Increase When You Earn More Money
23:20 - Frances’ Experience Living In Auckland
25:33 - Most Journalists Have To Live In Auckland
26:34 - Media Personalities Aren’t As Wealthy As People Think
27:39 - Problems With Auckland/Rail Network
29:01 - Frances Feels More Stressed In Auckland
30:09 - Frances’ Book - Tales From A Financial Hot Mess
32:07 - How Frances Structured The Book
33:44 - New Zealand’s Rail Network
37:20 - Wellington/Doing Work On A Train
39:27 - Frances Has Full Control Of Cooking The Books
40:57 - Frances’ Interview Process
42:52 - France Doesn’t Know How To Video Edit
45:01 - Video Version Of Cooking The Books Is Behind A Paywall
46:00 - Where To Follow Frances Or Buy Her Book
47:11 - Twitter
47:33 - LinkedIn/Reece’s Marketing Technique For LinkedIn
48:09 - Frances Does All Her Marketing
49:00 - Frances Is Thankful To Her Bosses For Giving Her So Much Freedom
49:47 - Frances Tries To Help New Journalists/Grace Period
51:08 - Reece & Frances Reflect On Their Podcasts
52:12 - As You Move Up The Ranks In Journalism You Get More Freedom
52:58 - Creative People Are Hard On Themselves
53:20 - Where To Listen To Cooking The Books