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What The Editors Say

“It was a pleasure working with Steve, who has a wide range of contacts in music, marketing, and broadcast. He is a dedicated and fast worker and was immensely accommodating with last minute requests on changes and additions to the text.”
Emiko Terazono, former deputy editor Financial Times Creative Business and now Media Correspondent at the Financial Times
"Many thanks for the piece on interim managers. It was a good read and fit in well with our style."
Parminder Bahra, editor of The Times' Public Agenda section
'Don't ever call Steve mediocre! Finding consistently good writers is like stumbling upon diamonds – it just doesn't normally happen. Steve however is a rare gem. He knows what I want, always delivers and produces sparkling copy every time. I can't ask for much more than that, so I don't.'
Peter Crush, features editor, PR Week

“Steve is a great all-rounder and has worked on both the news and features sections of The Grocer for many years. He always delivers first class work - which is to the brief and on time. I would not hesitate in recommending him to other editors.”

Julian Hunt, editor The Grocer

"Steve knows exactly what our readers want to read. He always hits the brief and is very reliable at hitting deadlines. I hesitate to recommend him to other commissioning editors as he may become too busy!"

Richard Abbott, features editor, Media Week

“Steve Hemsley finds a way to make any subject he is writing about engage the reader and, as a bonus, he always delivers his features on time.”

Daney Parker, special reports editor Marketing Week

"Steve is the kind of writer who makes an editor's job easier. He always writes to the brief, while at the same time coming up with an interesting twist, and can be relied upon to deliver his copy on time, if not sooner."

Paul Williams, news editor Music Week

"Steve always follows the brief to the letter and delivers on time. His copy is
always lively and he speaks to a good mix of people. What's more, he's
pleasant to deal with and enthusiastic, so I never have any qualms about
asking him to do work for us."

Jo Faragher, deputy editor Recruiter Magazine
“Steve Hemsley is an accomplished and versatile business journalist. I have always found him professional and pleasant to deal with, and enjoy working with him."
Andrew Pring, editor Morning Advertiser

“I have used Steve Hemsley's freelance services for a number of years and have always found him to be accurate, creative and reliable. His copy is always delivered on time, to the brief, requiring little, if any, work to get it to publication stage. He always manages to find a different angle on even the driest subjects.”

Fiona Russell Horne, editor Builders Merchants Journal
"I thought your article in today's (June 7 2005) Financial Times was one of the best I've seen on the subject of venture capitalists moving into music copyrights - and I've been interviewed for and read quite a few in the past year! My comments were interpreted and reported accurately and the article addressed specialist issues affecting the music business in a way that can be understood by outsiders. What a pleasant change."
Steve Lewis, managing director, Stage Three Music Ltd