#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