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

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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

#33 - Frances Cook Interview (Journalism, Media Law, Money, Cooking The Books, Podcasting, Auckland, Fake News, Social Media etc.)

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#33 - Frances Cook Interview (Journalism, Media Law, Money, Cooking The Books, Podcasting, Auckland, Fake News, Social Media etc.)