Orwell prize nominee Aditya Chakrabortty: 'Don't do what everyone else is doing'

The Guardian's senior economics commentator reflects on challenges as a columnist at the Guardian and what he thinks sets the media organisation and its journalists apart

I look for this in my reporting and writing. It's very intentional. I remember spending a day in Stockport where some people were doing a citizen's economic course - they weren't economists, but they were interested. When you see the world through someone else's eyes, it's a genuinely enriching experience. I often think of the people I met years ago - I'm still in touch with a lot of them - and imagine what their take on something might be.