Frederick Charles Fripp

Charlie Fripp
Born (1981-09-06) 6 September 1981
Cape Town, South Africa
Pen name Jimmy Glue, Charlie Fripp
Occupation Writer, technology journalist, photographer,
Website
www.charlesfripp.com

Frederick Charles "Charlie" Fripp is a South African journalist, photographer,[1] entertainment[2] and technology writer.[3][4]

He currently serves as News Editor for the Hypertext Media-published website htxt.africa.[3]

Journalism career

Fripp started his journalism career as a motoring journalist for The Lowvelder in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga in 2006. Relocating to Johannesburg, he took up a position as general journalist for The Fourways Review. While there, two of his photographs came in contention for a Caxton Excellence Award (2007) in the category Best Feature Photograph.[5]

While working at Caxton Newspapers, he was assigned the position of chief photographer for Get It magazine, and in 2008 he re-entered the newsroom as a journalist for The Randburg Sun.

In early 2009, he started writing entertainment news and reviews for the now-defunct EntertainmentAfrica.com. A small portion of his content on Entertainment Africa was eventually re-purposed for sister website iAfrica.com.[6]

He currently serves as freelance video game reviewer for the free South African online video game magazine Gamecca, but in a full-time capacity, he writes articles for htxt.africa, a technology news website published by Hypertext Media.

He has also written a number of articles for Canadian-based website AskMen.com on world events from a South African perspective. These included articles on South African sprint runner and convicted killer Oscar Pistorius[7] and the death of Nelson Mandela.[8]

Fripp has appeared on numerous television segments involving technology, such as eNews Africa and Good Morning Africa, while also commenting on technology on a semi-regular basis for radio station SAfm. Fripp also makes regular appearances on the Dstv channel ED's Edge technology show.

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181906/http://www.charlesfripp.com/. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Exploring 'District 9', Article by Charlie Fripp. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 Charlie Fripp articles written for htxt.africa. Retrieved 28 September 2015
  4. Author archives. IT News Africa. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20120917042351/http://www.docstoc.com/docs/18655807/Download-the-results-here---Marketing-and-Media-in-South-Africa. Archived from the original on 17 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. Charlie Fripp articles for iafrica.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  7. Fripp, Charlie. Oscar Pistorius Trial. The Biggest Story Of The London Olympics Is Now On Trial For Murder. askmen. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. Fripp, Charlie. Nelson Mandela's Legacy. The Triumph Of Nelson Mandela. askmen. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
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