About me

I am a freelance journalist and disability campaigner who has written for a number of external publications as well as my own blog titled Generation Indie. These publications include: Reader's Digest UK, PosAbility Magazine, The Lowdown Magazine, The Unwritten and Gig Goer.

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• Looking for full time work from home position in Journalism. https://faithmartin.journoportfolio.com/
• Anyone know what I should do if I still haven't been paid an invoice that was sent nearly a month ago and that I've already chased up?
• Anyone need a journalist. I can write about Music, Disability and politics #writer #journalist #disability

Projects

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  Line of Duty’s Tommy Jessop is Leading the wayHad the utter pleasure of speaking with the brilliant Tommy Jessop talking all things #LineOfDuty and I gave my thoughts on how Tommy is paving the way for new disabled talent. https://www.theunwritten.co.uk/2021/04/17/line-of-dutys-tommy-jessop-is-leading-the-way-for-actors-with-down-syndrome/
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  The government has long failed Britain’s disabled communityThe catastrophic neglect of disabled people during the pandemic will never be forgotten. DNR orders are just one small part of what we have had to endure. It should never have taken Jo Whiley, a high-profile DJ, fighting for her disabled sister Francis who was hospitalised with Covid-19 but could not get a vaccine, for our community to be heard - Taken from my article with Prospect Magazine https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/the-government-has-long-failed-britains-disabled-community-and

Work history

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JournalistThe Lowdown Magazine
Jul 2020Portsmouth, United KingdomFreelance
As one of the UK’s leading music publications, The Lowdown is both online and in print, the magazine is sold nationwide in HMV stores. My role is to create engaging pieces surrounding new music releases, announcements and conducting interviews with established musicians. This has helped me develop time management skills as I work against deadlines frequently also meaning I work well under pressure.
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Development ResearcherPeggy Pictures
Apr 2021 - May 2021London, United KingdomPart Time
I spent 6 weeks as a development researcher at Peggy Pictures helping to research and develop new ideas for long and short form content.

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Skills

• Teamworking
• Communication Skills
• Community
• Campaign Concept
• Campaign Creation
• Campaign
• Charity Work
• Dedicated Hardworking
• Hard Working