“A spot for skateboarding journalism.”
I founded Skate Bylines in 2024 as an online publishing outlet for longform journalism about skateboarding culture with an additional focus on the ecology of skateboarding media, from a global perspective.
Skate Bylines publishes original features and produces resources, speaking with people working in skate media and luminaries from a variety of skate-adjacent creative backgrounds, and curates an online directory of high quality journalism about skateboarding from endemic sources, as well as in mainstream media.
As editorial and creative director, I contribute to the publication’s editorial output which encompasses written, video and podcast features, plus create and manage social media content and channels. Collected here are selected works from the publication, explore it in full at www.skatebylines.com and follow at @skatebylines on Instagram and Bluesky.
‘Johnny On The Spot’, the Skate Bylines mascot
Written Stories
Feature writing, articles and interviews by myself and other writers.
Talking Interviews with Eric Swisher of The Chrome Ball Incident
Question and answer interviews have long been a predominant format for written skateboarding journalism. To unpack how they became so ubiquitous and decipher what, exactly, makes for a good one, the script was flipped on Eric Swisher (“Chops”) of the esteemed blog, The Chrome Ball Incident.
Making The Big Leagues — How to Pitch to Skate Magazines and Brands
A roundtable resource on pitching, featuring skateboarding media practitioners from a variety of creative backgrounds including journalism, photojournalism, documentary and brand management.
Medals End At Gold, Video Parts Go Platinum — ‘MOMIJI’
An opinion piece on Momiji Nishiya, skateboarding’s first female Olympic gold medallist, about her post-Olympic career and groundbreaking debut video part written by Natalie Porter, founder of Womxn Skate History.
The Eleven O’Clock Number
A music-themed series, The Eleven O’Clock Number is a talkshow about the sleeve-notes of skateboarding video soundtracks. The Eleven O’Clock Number features professional skateboarders and cinematographers exploring into notable songs featured in their output punctuated with facts and about the artist.
The series was launched with an episode focused on Kate Bush featuring Geoff Campbell, videographer and Nike SB Australia team manager, about her music in his videos, the historical precedent of her music in skateboarding, and Bush’s wider cultural significance.
The Skate Bylines Podcast
This namesake podcast unpacks the process of writing a story about skateboarding with the author behind it. The show launched with an exploration of park space in New York, and the city’s rise to prominence in skateboarding culture, explored through the lens of the Lower East Side skatepark with Ian Browning, author of the Quartersnacks story ‘Civic Center — A Profile of the L.E.S. Skatepark at Ten Years’. I host, produce and edit the show which is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud and YouTube.
Social Media
Skate Bylines is active on Instagram and Bluesky. Maintaining an editorial sensibility our posts promote web features by reformatting longform articles into social content. I edit, design and write copy for all of Skate Bylines‘ social media output.
Journalism Library
Skate Bylines includes a curated online directory of high quality journalism about skateboarding published in endemic outlets and wider-circulation media.
Press
“Ten years ago, the words “skate journalism” would have sounded like a peculiar oxymoron. Thanks to Skate Bylines, we have a multifaceted testimonial and archive. More stories means more ways to connect to our culture, bringing more voices in, which means skateboarding as a whole is enriched.”
Theodore Ward Barrow — Art Historian, PhD and host of Thrasher Magazine’s ‘This Old Ledge’
“A great initiative … [Skate Bylines] includes landmark journalism with always clever but also often beautiful essays about skating. Skate journalism is home to many writers with wit, style and purpose. Importantly, this site doesn’t erase women and genders who usually are left out by cool-guy curation.”
Dr Indigo Willing — Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sydney’s Social Sciences and Humanities Advanced Research Centre and co-author of Skateboarding, Power and Change
“Skate Bylines is a valuable resource, and provides unique analysis, insights and opinions on skate-related journalism and media. No-one else is doing this.”
Iain Borden — Professor of Architecture and Urban Culture at The Bartlett School of Architecture; Vice Dean-Education at The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment, London
“Skate Bylines is a love letter to skate journalism aimed at highlighting quality stories about skateboarding across all formats as well as helping to improve accessibility in skateboard media.Whether looking to feed your hunger for knowledge with some of the finest skate journalism from across the web or you’re a budding skate journalist looking to break into the industry, Skate Bylines has got you covered.”
Cardiff Skateboard Club, Wales, UK
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