Publishing editor: The Telegraph (features, lifestyle, culture) | Bylines: MSN, The Telegraph, Current Affairs, Institute for Welsh Affairs | Features and culture writer | Former Deputy Editor: Kingston Courier
An experienced culture and feature writer, whose work can be found here, Tom Williams is also a publishing editor at The Telegraph, where he has worked in senior editing capacities on the publication’s features, lifestyle and culture desks
A regular contributor to Paste Magazine, No Depression, The Line of Best Fit and Slant Magazine, among many more outlets, Williams has interviewed musicians, reviewed hundreds of albums, covered the Welsh music scene, and become an expert in all things country music and alternative.
On the features front, Williams has written a long-read investigation into the cryptocurrency industry’s influence on DC politics, a take-down of self-optimisation culture and a feature on the future of a Plaid Cymru-led Wales.
Williams previously founded and edited the site Breakthrough - a publication which focused on culture and current affairs and enjoyed a team of three dozen regular contributors.
Williams has a law and politics degree from Cardiff University, which involved completing a dissertation centred on the role of music in politics throughout the 20th and 21st century. He has a gold-standard, NCTJ-certified masters in journalism from Kingston University.
As part of his studies, Williams qualified as a data scientist and has a certificate in Google News’ Initiative training
Williams is the former deputy editor of Kingston’s flagship local news website, the Kingston Courier, and previously worked as a news writer for MSN.
