Matthew Hughes
Freelance Writer And Editor
Widnes, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolMatthew Hughes is an experienced technology journalist and editor with 13 years covering consumer tech, software development, and cybersecurity for major outlets like The Next Web, The Register, and MakeUseOf. He combines a computing degree and early hands-on development experience (CoffeeScript, Python) with strong editorial acumen to translate complex technical topics into engaging, widely read stories and features. Matthew has represented publications on stage and broadcast, led editorial teams and remote projects, and helped design content workflows and lightweight web tools that improved engagement. Equally comfortable breaking news or producing long-form analysis, he leverages an extensive network of journalists, influencers, and tech leaders to surface original angles and sources. Based in Widnes, England, he now freelances while bringing newsroom rigor and product-minded thinking to content and communications.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Northumbria UniversityComputing BSc, Computer Science, 2:1, Computing BSc, Computer Science, 2:1 at Liverpool Hope University
English, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (21)
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mozilla6
flask6
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firefox6
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java6
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docker4
scraperwiki3
javascript2
podcast2
scraper1
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sqlite-database1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
matthewhughes/really-scrapable-web-app
Aug 2013 - Sep 2013
Contributions:69 commits in 1 month
matthewhughes/DissertationProject
Feb 2015 - Apr 2015
Contributions:5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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