Meet the team

Andy Richardson

Editorial Director

Founder and managing director of A Way With Media Group, The New Venturers’ parent company, Andy is a veteran journalist specialising in culture and the arts. He shaped NME’s hallowed 1990s music coverage, profiling global icons including Prince, Bono, Oasis and Radiohead. He completed Pete Postlethwaite’s 2011 memoir after the latter’s death, and has since ghostwritten the autobiographies of cultural legends such as Johnny Rotten and  and John Challis. He loves fine dining and classic British biscuits.

 

 

 

Snehal Shah

Chief Reporter

Snehal is an award-winning news reporter and magazine journalist with a flair for breaking exclusive stories. She’s covered arts, finance, science, technology, health, celebrity and local news. Her bylines include The Times, The Guardian, The Economist, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, NME, Empire Magazine, Superstar Magazine and PEI Media. She is an avid traveller and is never home before midnight.

 

 

 

Alex Dabrowski

Reporter

Alex covers food, drink and culture. He brings an enthusiastic foodie’s sensibility and an indie rock fan’s ear to every piece. A magazine journalism graduate from Cardiff, his bylines also include Sainsbury’s Magazine. He grew up in the Cotswolds and did his undergrad in New York City.

 

 

 

 

Sara Welch

Reporter

Sara is a former sports reporter and local journalist. She lives on a farm but has a passion for fashion and all things arts and nightlife. She also manages farmanddairy.com.

 

 

 

Zainab Iqbal

Reporter

Zainab is a Mumbai‑based, tech‑savvy storyteller with a passion for authentic art, culture and bridging divides. A graduate of IIT, India’s leading technology university, she is also a talented software engineer. She believes cross‑cultural connection makes the world stronger.

 

 

 

 

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