Journalism
I have worked in journalism for many years, starting out as a student freelancing for The Independent. I spent five years as a staff journalist and online travel editor at The Daily Telegraph and Telegraph.co.uk.
I specialise in travel, family and education, but have also written on health, environment and politics for publications including The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, and The Huffington Post. I’ve appeared on BBC Radio 4, BBC Sussex and ITV This Morning. I previously lectured in journalism for five years at University of Brighton.
Examples of my work
‘Smexit’: a tech-free family holiday in Portugal (Daily Telegraph)
Yoga and t’ai chi on a farm retreat in Greece (The Times)
Like Rio Ferdinand, I’ve learnt to become mum and dad (Daily Telegraph)
“Ben consistently offers thoughtful, original pitches and writes about family life in particular with sensitivity and humour. It’s always a pleasure to work with Ben on a story.”
Other selected articles
The best novels on environmental issues (Shepherd.com)
Dealing with panic attacks during lockdown (Daily Telegraph)
The secret corner of Turkey that’s perfect post-lockdown (Daily Telegraph)
How songwriting helped me through grief (Huffington Post)
10 common and curious questions about family holidays (Daily Telegraph)
Gozo: the ideal family holiday for single father (Daily Telegraph)
Helping children come to terms with grief is the hardest job of all (Telegraph.co.uk)
Dating again as a single parent (The Independent)
An explosive trip to the volcanoes of Ecuador (The Independent)
Can tourism save Yasuni from oil exploration? (The Independent)
Ecuador in state of emergency after troops rescue Ecuador’s president (Daily Telegraph)
Follow Assange to Ecuador: our top 10 guide (The Guardian)
Galapagos Islands future remains under threat (Daily Telegraph)
Faliraki: Party animals? (Daily Telegraph)
Nepal: Meeting the mountain guerrillas (Daily Telegraph)
No more airports please (Daily Telegraph)