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.
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”

Shaun Williamson: “I wanted to be a helicopter pilot like Prince Andrew”
TV

Shaun Williamson: “I wanted to be a helicopter pilot like Prince Andrew”

Finding a recipe to eliminate food waste
Environment

Finding a recipe to eliminate food waste

Gregor Fisher: Rab C Nesbitt is a Greek tragedy
TV

Gregor Fisher: Rab C Nesbitt is a Greek tragedy

Dalai Lama interview: “I am a refugee”
News

Dalai Lama interview: “I am a refugee”

Tom Davis: Murder, movies and making the Shard
Culture

Tom Davis: Murder, movies and making the Shard

Scott Bakula: “Every role is another life you have to live”
TV

Scott Bakula: “Every role is another life you have to live”

Josh Groban: “The goal is to give people goose bumps”
Music

Josh Groban: “The goal is to give people goose bumps”

Talking to the (Big) Bird
TV

Talking to the (Big) Bird