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.
Josh Gad: “The 1980s reminds people of a happier period”
Music

Josh Gad: “The 1980s reminds people of a happier period”

Greek debt crisis: How street paper Shedia is healing a broken nation
News

Greek debt crisis: How street paper Shedia is healing a broken nation

Inside out: It’s been emotional…
Film

Inside out: It’s been emotional…

Brian Conley: Barnum, Buttons and Cinderella’s dark side
Culture

Brian Conley: Barnum, Buttons and Cinderella’s dark side

Oliver Hirschbiegel: “The Downfall parodies – I laugh my head off”
TV

Oliver Hirschbiegel: “The Downfall parodies – I laugh my head off”

Homeless World Cup: Sepp Blatter – THIS is how to organise a World Cup
Housing

Homeless World Cup: Sepp Blatter – THIS is how to organise a World Cup

Andy Murray: “There is a big job to make sure more kids are playing tennis”
News

Andy Murray: “There is a big job to make sure more kids are playing tennis”

Sean Kelly: Storage Hunters, spying and finding a dead body
TV

Sean Kelly: Storage Hunters, spying and finding a dead body

Crystal Moselle: “Popular culture is a universal language everybody speaks”
Film

Crystal Moselle: “Popular culture is a universal language everybody speaks”

David Hasselhoff: “I couldn’t remember the names of the women on Baywatch”
Music

David Hasselhoff: “I couldn’t remember the names of the women on Baywatch”

Freema Agyeman: “LGBT relationships on TV – I can feel a momentum shift”
News

Freema Agyeman: “LGBT relationships on TV – I can feel a momentum shift”

Viggo Mortensen: “It’s good to have your world turned upside down”
Film

Viggo Mortensen: “It’s good to have your world turned upside down”