Journalist and Author
CV and Experience
Professional Experience
Personal Profile
Achievements
Author (2019)
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Published Author at 17 years old: "Swinging Both Ways (and Nearly Falling Off)"
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Multiple copies sold on publishing date
Technical Skills
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Video editing (DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro)
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Audio editing (Adobe Audition and Startrack)
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Audio recording (Zoom H6 and Olympus)
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Burli and iNEWS
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Myriad 5 Broadcast Software
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TV Gallery
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Live streaming
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Wix
Lancashire Evening Post (2022)
Worked with the team on various projects, including the digital video bulletins over a few days created for the website with daily updates on the news and weather. Published two pieces of work, one with the associated website “The Manchester World”, which gained some traction on social media.
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BBC Radio Cumbria (2019)
Worked on a short series about young people and issues they face in the world, such as social media and politics (including interviewing local MP, Rory Stewart). Met deadlines and received positive feedback from the shows producers. Gained experience of working in a real newsroom.
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K&C Podcast (2020 - present)
Podcast producer of education podcast. Available on Spotify. Aimed at 18-24 year olds (46% of listenership). Listeners from all over the world - average 82 listens per episode. Twitter content also created to advertise the podcast also created by me.
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"Why Do You Think Like That (with Rebecca Thompson)" (2022 - present)
Podcast producer of education podcast series about neurodivergency in adults. Available on Spotify. Aimed at 18-24 year olds. Social media content also created to advertise the podcast also created by me.
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Pulse Radio at UCLan (2019 - present)
Over 90 hours of volunteer time on student radio station including developing content; engaging in planning meetings and presenting LIVE shows. Improved skills in planning and teamwork (working with the radio team and my co-hosts).
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Huffington Post UK (2018 - 2019)
Created empathetic, authentic pieces to attract a younger audience to their platform. Communicated with editors and learned from their feedback. Link to work.
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UCLan Live (2019 - present)
Worked with the reporting team to develop stories on a daily basis. Pitched local story ideas. Maintained very high quality of outgoing news in both written and digital format .Covered a variety of topics in hard news as feature-style content.
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Other Published Work (2017 - present)
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Thrive Global (contributor) - Link
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The Good Men Project (contributor) - Link
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UCAS (contributor) - Link
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The Urban Howl (contributor)
Education
Editorial Skills
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Media Law and regulation Print & online journalism
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Court reporting
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Making Freedom of Information Requests
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Shorthand (working towards 100wpm)
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Newsgathering
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Interviewing
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Research and planning
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Meeting multiple deadlines
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Teamwork
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Fluent Spanish
Enthusiastic and versatile journalist dedicated to delivering authentic and factual pieces that engage a wide range of audiences. I often find myself honoured to have the opportunity to tell people stories, using my extensive and diverse range of contacts.
BA (HONS) Journalism (2019 - 2022) - University of Central Lancashire
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Also gained NCTJ qualification at Gold standard BJTC accredited.
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Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative Media Production and Technology (2017- 2019) - Carlisle College
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Specialised in podcast, film and traditional media.
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Created adverts for local companies - link
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Produced a short film which was shown at the Keswick Film Festival
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References available on request