Steven MacKenzie
Steven MacKenzie
Steven has worked for The Big Issue for close to a decade, becoming Features Editor in 2016 and Deputy Editor in 2020. His articles focus on social issues and culture interviews. For the magazine he has spoken to a wide variety of celebrated figures ranging from Oscar-winning actors and directors, Olympic gold medallists, government ministers, multiple Nobel laureates (including the Dalai Lama) and several famous Davids, including Attenborough, Lynch and Hasselhoff. Steven has also reported on international news stories across five continents; from deep inside the Arctic Circle to the Korean demilitarised zone.
Choose life, but also choose to take a Trainspotting-themed tour of Leith
Film

Choose life, but also choose to take a Trainspotting-themed tour of Leith

Overdose prevention service is ‘a health response to a health issue’
News

Overdose prevention service is ‘a health response to a health issue’

Irvine Welsh: ‘We’re as much in denial about drug abuse as ever’
Books

Irvine Welsh: ‘We’re as much in denial about drug abuse as ever’

Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’
Film

Paul Greengrass on News of the World: ‘Storytelling is under direct attack’

Super Bowl 2021: Can it bring a divided America together?
News

Super Bowl 2021: Can it bring a divided America together?

Why a tiny town in Lapland is bidding to host the summer Olympics
Environment

Why a tiny town in Lapland is bidding to host the summer Olympics

‘There’s just a great sparkle there’: A chat with Bakewell and Mangan
TV

‘There’s just a great sparkle there’: A chat with Bakewell and Mangan

Matthew Lewis: ‘For 10 years I’ve been saying, one day you’ll grow up’
Film

Matthew Lewis: ‘For 10 years I’ve been saying, one day you’ll grow up’

James Cromwell: ‘There’s no hope in the system, no hope for Mr Biden’
Activism

James Cromwell: ‘There’s no hope in the system, no hope for Mr Biden’

Wikipedia at 20: What next for the world’s biggest collection of information?
News

Wikipedia at 20: What next for the world’s biggest collection of information?

Andrea Bocelli: ‘The darkest periods amplify the glimmers of light’
Music

Andrea Bocelli: ‘The darkest periods amplify the glimmers of light’

Astronaut Jessica Meir: ‘We knew we were returning to a different planet’
News

Astronaut Jessica Meir: ‘We knew we were returning to a different planet’