Here’s why mentoring in journalism is so important
Here’s why mentoring in journalism is so important PressPad’s Nicola Slawson has been a journalist for seven years but said that the nepotism she saw whilst studying for her MA …
In the face of adversity and all-white newsrooms, why am I still pursuing journalism?
In the face of adversity and all-white newsrooms, why am I still pursuing journalism? Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou is a content executive and part-time freelance journalist with bylines in Black Ballad, Cosmopolitan, Independent …
SOME OF THE UP AND COMING TALENTED BLACK JOURNALISTS WHO ARE CHANGING THE NARRATIVE.
Some of the up and coming talented black journalists who are changing the narrative. As a way to show our support of the Black Lives Matter movement we, at PressPad, …
How coronavirus has affected internships
How coronavirus has affected internships Internships and work experience placements across the nation have either been cancelled or postponed because of the coronavirus lockdown. Amber Sunner talked to the would-be …
Introducing PressPad Remote: Let’s get together (while we’re apart)
by nicola slawson Around a month ago, I emailed the co-founders of PressPad Olivia Crellin and Laura Garcia some initial thoughts on how the coronavirus pandemic might impact PressPad. At …
PressPad secures £40,000 grant from the Future News Pilot Fund
We’re excited to be one of 19 projects chosen for backing by the Future News Pilot Fund! The government-backed fund tests new approaches to public interest news so communities across …
A note on our upcoming funding model
We have had some feedback this week that some of our crowdfunding supporters thought they were helping us provide free accommodation for media trainees. Our intention has never been to price anybody out, quite the opposite, or to mislead. Our aim is to diversify the media and make journalism a more affordable and accessible career. We’re working to come up with the best way to do what we do in a sustainable manner. We have clearly hit on a project that people feel passionate about. Thanks so much for all the questions and scrutiny. We are listening.
Diversity is more than meets the eye
By Tina Lee, editor-in-chief of Unbias the News: Why Diversity Matters for Journalism (2019) When you think of diversity, do you think about race, gender and class? When my organization …
Please let more working-class journalists write about working-class issues – we understand it better
By Jessica Evans, Freelance Journalist More middle-class journalists writing on the issue of classism and elitism than working-class writers being commissioned those articles is part of the very problem they’re …
Unlocking the door to potential: why unpaid internships should be banned
by Ruby Nightingale, the Sutton Trust At the Sutton Trust, we’ve been looking at the educational backgrounds of those in Britain’s top professions for the last two decades. Over this …