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 …
Reem Makari at PinkNews
June was probably one of the most frustrating months of my life. I spent every single day scrolling through LinkedIn, Indeed, emailing editors and trying to apply for any job …
Why getting your foot in the door isn’t enough anymore
BY JASMINE LEE-ZOGBESSOU, FREELANCE JOURNALIST Securing my first role as a journalist just six months after graduation was a huge ‘foot in the door’ moment for me. I began writing business-to-business …
Welcome to #DiversifyTheMedia!
By Nicola Slawson, Campaigns Manager Today is a really exciting day for PressPad as we have finally launched our crowdfunder. For me, personally, it means I can finally share what …
What’s the scariest thing you can think of?
For us here at PressPad, it’s a world where unpaid internships are the norm rather than the (highly problematic) exception! Why is that, you might ask? Because unpaid internships make …
Do I belong in the journalism industry?
This is PressPad’s very first Ambassador post! PressPad Ambassadors are young journalists who provide real-time, tried-and-tested advice and mentoring on how to break into the media. Our Ambassadors come from …
Alastair Lockhart at BBC HARDTalk
Being accepted onto a BBC internship presented me with an exhilarating and exciting prospect – but also a daunting one. I knew that I had the drive and passion to …
If you can’t see it, you can’t be it!
by Olivia Crellin, PressPad Founder This week we officially launched our ambassadors’ programme. Here’s why – Mentoring – good, useful mentoring – is at the core of everything we do …