Projects
- Award-nominated leak of Dame Janet Smith review into the BBC's handling of Jimmy SavileIn 2016, political journalist David Hencke and I pored through the Dame Janet Smith draft report into the BBC's handling of Sir Jimmy Savile. The report was leaked by a whistleblower concerned at how the Revew of this material was being handled. The draft the whistleblower showed us revealed complaints that senior BBC staff received during the abuser's career, identifying the most concerning stories within the leak - including the BBC's handling of harrowing complaints against another DJ - an
Work history
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Freelance JournalistSelf Employed
London, United KingdomFreelance
I am currently collaborating with other freelance journalists on an ongoing investigation, in addition to researching for my own projects.
My work has appeared in the Sunday Times, Guardian, TImes and Telegraph, Private Eye magazine, Byline Media and on Exaro News.
I restricted working to part-time when I had my daughter; she has just started nursery.
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English as a Foreign Language TeacherEnglish Excel
- Hong KongFull Time
Delivered general English, creative writing, craft and cooking classes to small groups of Hong Kong students. The ages of my students ranged all the way from 3 to 14.
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Skills
- Python
- Editing
- Teeline Shorthand
- Reportage
- Social Media
- Journalism
- Teaching
- Active Listening
- Creative Writing
- Copywriting
Education
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NCTJ Diploma in JournalismHighbury College
- Portsmouth, United Kingdom
100wpm shorthand
Portfolio (A)
Public Affairs (A, A)
Media Law (B, B)
Experience with InDesign & Final Cut Pro
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Warwick
- United Kingdom
1st Class (Hons) History and Culture
I specialised in British imperialism, Indian nationalism, Georgian Britain, and social-medical history. I also studied literature: the novel, modernist literature and biographies.
Alongside my degree, I wrote and helped to produce student theatre based on true stories or historical sources, and I was a features and contributing editor to weekly, later fortnightly paper the Warwick Boar.