WOMEN IN
MEDIA CONFERENCE MANCHESTER
21.05.2022-27.05.2022 21.05.2022-27.05.2022
MARCH MARCH
WIM WIM WEEK WEEK SCHEDULE SCHEDULE
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Monday Online
WOMEN IN SPORT
SHARA JOHNSON
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Tuesday Online
GEMMA JACKSON
Wednesday Online
REETA CHAKRABARTI
CONTENT DESIGN WORKSHOP WITH DENISE TAN
ALI FORTESCUE
FARRAH STORR
PIPPA CRERAR
AUTHORS AND WRITING
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POLITICAL JOURNALISM
T`V PRESENTING
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Friday Online
Sunday In-person
WRITING OUR REALITY
SOCIAL MEDIA
I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM WE ALL SCREAM FOR ZINES!
TV PRODUCTION
WOMEN'S MAGS
Saturday In-person
CREATIVE PRODUCTION
PUBLIC RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
Thursday Online
SCIENCE & TECH REPORTING
SEPHY & WING'S PODCASTING 101
CAT LEWIS
PODCASTING PANEL
MUSICAL CHAIRS
BE YOUR OWN BOSS: FREELANCING
MAXINE PEAKE
FM-INISM
NETWORKING DRINKS
MIRANDA LARBI
JESS KOHL
NETWORKING DRINKS LUCINDA ELLIOT
NEWS PRESENTING
WORKSHOPS
IN CONVERSATION WITH
PANEL DISCUSSIONS
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Welcome to Wim 2022! WE ARE SO HAPPY TO ABLE TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR CONFERENCE THIS YEAR FOLLOWING THE DIFFICULT FEW YEARS THAT HAVE PREVENTED US FROM DELIVERING THE CONFERENCE IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY FOR SOME TIME. WE ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR SPEAKERS IN PERSON DURING THE WEEKEND OF THE EVENT, AND OUR WEEKDAY LINE-UP WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ZOOM LINKS PROVIDED. THE WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE WAS FOUNDED IN 2016 BY A GROUP OF STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER WHO, EVEN AT STUDENT LEVEL, NOTICED THAT THE MEDIA INDUSTRY WAS DOMINATED BY MEN. SOMETHING NEEDED TO CHANGE! SO, IN 2016, THE FIRST WOMEN IN MEDIA CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN MANCHESTER TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN WITHIN THE INDUSTRY. OUR AIM HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE WISHING TO HAVE A CAREER IN THE MEDIA, BUILDING UPON THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED AND CONNECTING THEM WITH A NETWORK OF INSPIRING WOMEN. THE CONFERENCE ALSO AIMS TO ADDRESS ONGOING INTERSECTIONAL ISSUES, INCLUDING GENDER, CLASS, AND RACIAL IMBALANCES WITHIN THE MEDIA. EACH YEAR WE INVITE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN FROM A WIDE RANGE OF BACKGROUNDS TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND EXPERTISE, AS WELL AS THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE FACED IN THE INDUSTRY. WOMEN IN MEDIA HAS BEEN ORGANISED AND RUN BY AN ALLSTUDENT TEAM FROM THE MANCHESTER MEDIA GROUP, THE MEDIA WING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER'S UNION. IT IS A CELEBRATION OF THE SUCCESSES OF WOMEN FROM A WIDE-RANGE OF SECTORS WITHIN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY. WE ARE EXCITED TO BRING YOU THE PANELS AND TALKS FROM WOMEN IN SECTORS RANGING FROM POLITICS AND RADIO, TO REPORTING TO CHILDREN, WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, AND HEARING FROM WOMEN WORKING AT THE FOREFRONT OF DIVERSITY CAMPAIGNS WITHIN THE MEDIA. WE WELCOME DELEGATES OF ALL GENDERS TO WIM22 AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE WHAT'S ON OFFER THIS YEAR AND DISCOVER THE WIDE RANGE OF CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY. WE WANT YOU TO FEEL EMPOWERED TO BREAK THROUGH WHATEVER BARRIERS ARE STOPPING YOU FROM REACHING YOUR GOALS! ON BEHALF OF THE WIM22 COMMITTEE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING THIS YEARS CONFERENCE AND DONATING TO OUR TWO AMAZING CHARITIES: CARE 4 CALAIS AND MASH. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO GET STARTED!
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The first charity we are supporting this year is Care4Calais; a volunteer run charity delivering essential aid and support to refugees living in the UK, Northern France, and Belgium.
They believe in a fair and tolerant British society and advocate for a welcoming and inclusive attitude towards refugees.
They operate year round, providing warm clothing, bedding, food, and medical assistance to people in desperate need. They also provide social support and interaction, including language lessons, sports, and music workshops. Especially given the circumstances in Ukraine, they need our help more than ever. Your donations will make a huge difference to them.
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Our second charity is MASH, a small organisation in Manchester providing non-judgemental support for women in sex work around health, safety, and wellbeing.
They take their outreach van onto the streets of Manchester four late nights a week, run a welcoming drop-in centre, have an expert team of case workers and run their own clinic. They offer a range of nonjudgmental medical services, including sexual health screenings, contraception, prevention, treatment, Covid-19 vaccines, and more. With our help, they can continue their amazing services.
Monday 21st March: 14:00
WOMEN IN SPORT
Rachel Brookes Rachel Brookes has worked in broadcasting for over 20 years in both radio and television. The last ten years have been for Sky Sports working on their Formula One coverage as well as presenting on Sky Sports News and Sky News. She has covered football World Cups, Wimbledon tennis, and Cricket IPL tournaments as well breaking stories and getting exclusive interviews. She has worked for Global radio group, Bloomberg TV, IMG, and talkSPORT among many others. A career spanning nearly 24 years all began with winning a “Search for a DJ” competition on KISS 100 radio station in London
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Aisha Sembhi Aisha is a freelance sport and culture journalist, originally from Birmingham and currently based in Manchester. Her work focuses primarily on issues of equality, diversity, and inclusion in sport, and how the field can improve accessibility for the working-class, women, and people of colour. She currently reports for F1 Feeder Series, covering British F4 and W Series. Her interviews include two-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick, Formula E development driver Alice Powell, and F4 team manager Mark Salmon. Aisha also contributes to several independent online publications on a voluntary basis, often investigating stories with a blend between politics and pop culture.
Kelly Cates Kelly is one of Britain’s top broadcasters. She fronts Sky Sports coverage of the Premier League and BBC Five Live’s sports coverage including the World Cup, Olympics, Premier League, Champions League, and Europa League. She also presents a weekly show on the global Premier League Channel with Ian Wright. Kelly is also equally at home on radio and was the first female host on talkSPORT, hosting their weekly Kick Off programme before moving to Five Live. A skilled producer, Kelly also runs her own production company and produced television and radio documentaries on the Hillsborough disaster for the History Channel and BBC Five Live.
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SHARA
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Shara Johnson is currently the head of wardrobe for the BBC2 TV series 'Great British Menu', stylist for the daytime channel 4 series 'Beat The Chef', and stylist on the 'Sky Arts TV' series 'The Book Club Live'. Johnson has industry experience working in luxury fashion brands such as Victoria Beckham, Julien Macdonald and Richard Nicoll. Her accolades include styling the magazine cover of the 'Radio Times' May issue 2021 and styling the 2022 Commonwealth Games campaign. Other achievements include being a wardrobe assistant on the Netflix series 'The Circle U.S'. , assistant to Buknola Ebiesuwa, 1st fashion assistant to celebrity stylist Alexis Knox working with music artists such a Craig David, 1st Fashion Assistant to celebrity stylist Vivian Nwonka working with artists such as Will.I.Am, wardrobe assistant on 'The Late Late Show With James Corden' in 2019.
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Farrah Storr is a multi-award-winning editor and journalist. She currently leadswriter partnerships for Substack in the UK, and previousl served as the Editor-in-Chief of ELLE UK, aswell as having formerly edited Cosmopolitan and Women's Health magazine, which she launched in 2012.
Most recently, Farrah was cited as one of the UK's most influential Asians in the GG2 Power List, as well as one of Walpole Luxury’s 50 most influential people in British luxury. She is also cited as one of the only 36 BAME people on the Guardian’s list of the 1,000 most powerful people in Britain. She is the author of The Discomfort Zone (Piatkus), and on the board of the Royal National Theatre.
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PIPPA PIPPA CRERAR CRERAR
Pippa Crerar has been Political Editor of the Daily Mirror since 2019, and previously worked for The Guardian and the London Evening Standard. She is also a regular presenter on BBC Radio 4's The Week In Westminster.
POLITICAL JOURNALISM PANEL
Phoebe Davis is the Research and Production Lead for slow news outlet Tortoise Media's daily Sensemaker. Her reporting focuses largely on health and public policy, from abortion law to alternative medicine. Her writing has appeared in the Daily Mirror, the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph and she has worked as a freelance researcher for Channel 4’s Unreported World and Dispatches. She completed her MA in Journalism and NCTJ at the University of Sheffield.
DAHABA ALI HUSSEN
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PHOEBE DAVIS
Dahaba Ali Hussen is a freelance political and social affairs journalist who has previously worked for BBC Newsnight, BBC politics, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, and Sky News, where she was their first female Somalian reporter. She campaigns for the The3Million, a non-partisan grassroots organisation of EU citizens in the UK, formed to protect the rights of immigrants. She is a History postgraduate of Cambridge University.
ZOE BRENNAN Zoe Brennan is a distinguished newspaper journalist, with over twenty years’ experience on Fleet Street and in the Lobby, writing for every national newspaper in the UK. She was Westminster Correspondent at The Sunday Times, European Correspondent at The Press Association, City Reporter at The Daily Express, and for ten years senior feature writer for The Daily Mail. In the newsroom, she specialised in front page stories and worked as an investigative reporter on the prestigious Sunday Times Insight team, breaking award-winning stories. She is now senior advisor at Portland, advising some of Britain’s most prominent individuals and organisations and supporting them in crisis situations.
JOICE ETUTU Joice Etutu is the BBC’s Senior Reporter for East Africa. Currently based in Nairobi, Kenya, she covers topics such as business, politics, society, corruption, and gender. Joice has presented investigations for Africa Eye, File on Four and BBC News on digital and always seeks to create impactful journalism. Outside of her journalism, she is an advisor for the BBBC’s News group board, where she has challenged decision making and led initiatives aimed at improving the organisation.
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Tuesday 21st March
GEMMA GEMMA JACKSON JACKSON Gemma designed Finding Neverland for which she was nominated for both an Academy Award and a BAFTA. She also has a Lifetime Achievement award from the BFDG and several ADG awards.
Gemma Jackson is the original designer and creator for Game of Thrones and designed the first three seasons. She won a Primetime Emmy for Season 2. She has recently wrapped on The Outfit, and previously she designed HBO’s new series The Nevers. Gemma designed a huge new interpretation of Disney's much loved story Aladdin, directed by Guy Richie who she has worked with previously on King Arthur Legend of the Sword for Warners and more recently she also designed The Gentlemen for Guy Ritchie. Of the many other projects, Gemma designed the disquieting environment for the Sky Atlantic series Fortitude for which she was nominated for a BAFTA and a HBO miniseries John Adams for which she won a primetime Emmy. Her many movies include Bridget Jones Diary, Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason, Iris, The Other Man,The Borrowers, State and Main, The Winslow Boy, Killing me Softly, Death Defying Acts and Paperhouse.
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Wednesday 23rd March
REETA CHAKRABARTI Reeta Chakrabarti is a BBC News presenter and correspondent. Reeta started out as a producer on BBC Radio 4, before becoming a reporter on Radio 5Live, Breakfast. She later became a general News Correspondent for television and radio, then BBC Community Affairs Correspondent and after a Political Correspondent. In 2010, she became Education Correspondent. Reeta has covered international social issues such as attitudes to abortion in Chile and Poland, the rise of female executives in India, and the trafficking of young women from Albania. In the 2019 General Election, Reeta was one of the key number crunchers in the BBC Studio.
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CONTENT DESIGN WORKSHOP WITH DR. DENISE TAN Dr. Denise Tan is a content designer at Meta who writes for the safety tools and features on Facebook and Instagram. Prior to this, she was a user experience (UX) writer in government and travel, leveraging data and qualitative research to design thoughtful and intuitive experiences. She’s an advocate for greater accessibility and diversity in tech, and has a PhD in Communication.
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FIONA CUMMINS IS AN AWARDWINNING FORMER JOURNALIST AND A GRADUATE OF THE FABER ACADEMY WRITING A NOVEL COURSE. RATTLE, HER DEBUT NOVEL, WAS THE SUBJECT OF A HUGE INTERNATIONAL AUCTION AND HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO SEVERAL LANGUAGES. IT RECEIVED WIDESPREAD CRITICAL ACCLAIM FROM AUTHORS AND REVIEWERS.
SOFIA AKEL IS A RACE EQUITY SPECIALIST, EDUCATION ACTIVIST AND RESEARCHER, CAMPAIGNING AND LEADING WORK TO TACKLE INSTITUTIONAL RACISM IN EDUCATION. THIS INCLUDES THE AWARDING GAP, ACADEMIC PIPELINE AND DECOLONISING EDUCATION. SHE HAS WORKED IN A NUMBER OF UNIVERSITIES AND STUDENTS’ UNIONS, HOLDING VARIOUS ELECTED, SPECIALIST AND CONSULTANCY ROLES. CURRENTLY, SHE IS LEADING LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY’S RACE EQUITY WORK FOR THE CENTRE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION.
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PIETER AQUILIA IS A SCRIPTWRITER, SCRIPT EDITOR AND DIRECTOR, WHO HAS COMBINED HER CREATIVE PRACTICE WITH A CAREER IN ACADEMIA. SHE IS CURRENTLY HEAD OF SCREENWRITING AT THE AUSTRALIAN FILM TELEVISION AND RADIO SCHOOL AND CONJOINT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE. PIETER COMPLETED HER DOCTOR OF CREATIVE ARTS AT UNIVERSITYOF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY IN 2000. HER RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS COVER INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION DRAMA, THE GLOBALIZATION OF SCREEN EDUCATION, ETHNIC AND GENDER REPRESENTATION ON SCREEN, AND THE MEDIA IN ASIA
1 9: 0 0 Ali is a current Sky News correspondent, covering a range of national and international news stories. She has broken exclusives, and was the first correspondent to witness a migrant boat crossing the channel. Before joining Sky, Ali was a reporter at the BBC in the north of England. She has won multiple awards, including an O2 award, and was commended at the Royal Television Society for her “astonishing journalism” uncovering abuse at a care home in Margate.
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TV PRESENTING PANEL Jaqueline Shepherd
Jacqueline Shepherd is a London-based presenter, producer and journalist with a passion for human interest stories and representation. 2021 saw Jacqueline presenting for Sky Sports Cricket on the inaugural The Hundred tournament, hosting The Scene, every Wednesday night on BBC Radio London, uncovering London's diverse and emerging talent; and reporting for BBC One’s, The One Show. As lead anchor on Sky One's What's Up TV for eight years, Jacqueline reported on everything from social and current affairs stories including gay marriage in Northern Ireland, FGM and study drugs to entertainment interviews with the likes of Gabrielle, Olly Murs, Nile Rodgers, Billy Ocean, Karl Pilikington and more. Jacqueline undertook her NCTJ journalism accreditation in (Jan 2020),and is carving out a role for herself telling the inspiring, motivational stories of underrepresented winning women, some of which can be found on her podcast, Taking the LEAP
Michelle Ackerley Michelle Ackerley is one of the country’s most exciting and versatile presenters.After completing a degree in Psychology Michelle joined the BBC as a programme maker but her talents were soon spotted when she was asked to present Totally Rubbish for CBBC. She honed her skills for a number of years in children’s television before joining the team on BBC1’s iconic series, Watchdog. Since then she has gone on to present several popular shows for the BBC including; Panorama, Watchdog Test House, Council House Crackdown, Crimewatch Roadshow, Fake Britain and Fraud Squad. She also fronted HealthCheck UK Live for BBC1 during the Covid-19 pandemic and is a regular presenter for The One Show.Other credits include; Fantasy Homes By The Sea (UKTV), World’s Strongest Man (Channel 5) and The Wonderful World of Crafting (Channel 5). Michelle has also presented ITV’s Loose Women, anchoring the show during the summer of 2020. She is currently filming projects for both BBC and Channel 4.Michelle’s career has also spanned across the world of radio where she regularly presents BBC 5Live’s Weekend Breakfast Show, 5Live’s Drive Show and BBC Radio 4’s Saturday Live. She has also presented a number of one-off event broadcasts for television including BBC’s Sport Relief, London 2012 Olympic Torch Roadshow and BBC DDay 75 – A Tribute to Heroes. Michelle is also an ambassador for Macmillan Cancer Support and Smart Works charities.
Nsofwa Kangwa Nsofwa Kangwa is a Zambian-born, Bolton bread Investigative journalist and factual entertainment TV assistant producer. With 10 years of experience in entertainment across online and TV, together with an array of national print by-lines under her belt, Nsofwa has used her experience in investigation, human interest stories and social affairs to transition into presenting. For BBC One’s Sunday Morning Live, she has reported on subjects including faith, ethics and culture.
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SCIENCE AND TECH WRITING
Alex O'Brien
Alex came to science writing via her previous successful career in the creative industry. Her writing has appeared in The Guardian, Scientific American, Discover Magazine, Medium, The Huffington Post, Gizmodo, Delayed Gratification and others. In 2016 she was shortlisted by the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) for Best Newcomer. She became a board member of the ABSW in 2020. Alex has been a huge advocate for gender equality and has actively worked on supporting women. Together with fellow writer and best-selling author Angela Saini she has set up EquationX events. The two women decided that in order to drive change they needed to educate and bring people together in order to mobilise them individually or as a group.
Malu Cursino Malu Cursino is a Journalist at BBC News. She reports on a wide range of themes, from British and global politics to the climate crisis and public health. As well as writing articles and producing digital content, Malu is pursuing an MRes in Biosciences. Malu is passionate about Science Journalism and promoting equitable journalism. She has been commissioned by several higher education institutions – from the UK to Brazil – to disseminate complex information to diverse audiences. Malu graduated from the University of Manchester in 2021, she now lives in London but Manchester will always be her favourite city!
Jacklin Kwan
Jacklin Kwan is a freelance science and technology journalist based in London. After graduating from the University of Manchester with a Masters in Physics, she became an NCTJ-qualified journalist and is now studying science communication at Imperial College London. She's written news articles and features that have been published in Wired UK, Current Affairs, Science for the People and LiveScience.
Cristina Criddle Cristina Criddle is a technology reporter at the Financial Times. Previously, she was a technology reporter at the BBC reporting across TV, radio and online, including on the Today Programme and BBC Breakfast. She also produced the leading BBC 3 documentary the Instagram Effect featuring exclusive testimony from insiders about how the platform impacts wellbeing.
PODCAST PANEL Yasmine is an alternative music journalist and social media manager who built their career from their activism work, helping to diversify the rock and heavy metal music industry by raising awareness. Yasmine is active and engaging on social media, posting both humorous and sincere, in-depth content, which has amassed them a growing following.
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Emma Slade Edmonson
Emma is an entrepreneur, Creative Director, broadcaster and thought-leader working across conscious fashion retail, marketing, branding, sustainability and intersectional social justice. Renowned for her transformational work within charity retail, slow fashion and environmental sectors, Emma brings a unique, aspirational and innovative drive to every project she works on. She has been recognised as a pioneering leader in the sustainable fashion space and as a Forbes 100 Environmentalist.
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Shivani is a Journalist, Broadcaster and producer working across radio, podcasts, and social media. Shivani brings exciting news and hard hitting journalism to TikTok with the Thomson Reuters Foundation and they are the sound of a relaxing weekend on Virgin Radio Chilled. They began their career working across BBC Radio 4 and the World Service, which led to them broadcasting for Radio 1, Gaydio, The Guardian, and more. While focussing on their broadcasting career, Shivani continues to expand their range of audio production work, having coproduced The Log Books podcast, Shivani and the team have gone on to set up a production company, Aunt Nell.
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Hannah has started her radio career at in BBC local radio at Radio York – where she produced a range of shows and strands, including the station’s Make A Difference: A Day to say Thank You. Recently, Hannah has joined the team at BBC Radio Leeds as a reporter, producer, and newsreader. Hannah studied Politics and Interntaional Relations at University of York, and in 2019 was named Best Female Presenter at the Student Radio Awards. In the same year, she also won Best Student Chart Show.
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Kerrie started out in student radio before becoming a Broadcast Journalist at Radio Essex. She's now a Presenter at BBC Radio Northampton, and champions local artists on their Introducing show. She has featured on BBC Radio 1's Christmas Presenters schedule twice, covering Anthems in 2020 and Future Artists in 2021. Alongside her work in radio, Kerrie directs fan TV for Leicester City Football Club at the King Power Stadium.
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Hattie is a presenter, DJ, event host and voiceover artist. Hattie moved to Manchester from Berkshire a decade ago, and since then has been involved in the music scene in various forms. Whether it’s promoting live gigs whilst at Uni, interviewing bands for her YouTube channel or DJing her club night in the city that's been running an entire decade, Girls On Film. Today she presents the afternoon show 1-4pm on Hits Radio, the only national commercial radio station to broadcast from Manchester.
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Sarah Gosling is a presenter and broadcaster. Her unrelenting energy and enthusiasm burst onto the airwaves with her muchrespected Radio X Chilled show and BBC Music Introducing South West where she carefully curates her show to bring her audience the latest and greatest new music releases. Sarah was chosen by Radio 1 to take over the Future Artists shows in December 2020 as part of the station’s new talent showcase. In May of 2020 Sarah teamed up with fellow broadcaster Becky Hand to create Calm Down Dear, a podcast centering on, quite simply, enthusiasm.
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Ciara Ewing is a freelance presenter and actor based in Ireland. Before graduating from the University of Manchester last year in Drama and Screen Studies, she secured her own show on the radio at Cool Fm (Northern Ireland’s number 1 for music). She produced and presented her own online radio show during lockdown, ‘Breakfast with Ciara E’. She has interviewed a variety of new and upcoming artists, with most recently chatting to Westlife. She has worked with companies such as Bauer Media and Virgin Media Tv. Currently she is finishing her Masters in Broadcast production at IADT in Dublin and working on an exciting documentary due to air this Autumn.
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Lucinda Elliott is a British journalist based in Latin America and the current Southern Cone correspondent for the Financial Times reporting on Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. She was previously a freelancer, first in Venezuela (2017) later Brazil (2018-2020), contributing to regional news coverage for The Times of London newspaper, Monocle magazine and France24 television. Before corresponding abroad Lucinda was a reporter for the Financial Times in her hometown of London. She graduated in 2012 from Bristol University with a modern languages degree.
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News Presenting Martine Croxall Martine Croxall is a seasoned BBC TV and radio presenter, interviewer, conference host, debate moderator and presentation skills coach. Public speaking and communications expert. She has a keen interest in sustainability and environmental issues: as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society regularly host their “Discovering People” interview series.
Tolu Adeoye Tolu Adeoye is a Senior Journalist Reporter and Presenter at BBC London. Tolu started her career as a BBC News Trainee based in Leeds before working as a producer and later video journalist at BBC Look North in Hull where she filmed and edited her own stories. She’s worked at network news, with reports on the BBC’s flagship Six and Ten programmes. She enjoys covering a wide range of stories but has a specific interest in education and society.
Annabelle Tiffin Annabel Tiffin is a presenter of BBC North West Tonight based at MediaCity in Salford. She is an experienced television producer, presenter and reporter. Alongside regional news, she has also worked on regional current affairs series Inside Out North West and The Politics Show as well as coverage of local and general elections. Annabel has also hosted various conferences and award ceremonies.
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Friday 25th March
BE YOUR OWN BOSS - FREELANCING Lateefah Jean-Baptiste Lateefah Jean-Baptiste is a freelance journalist and PR professional from London. After graduating in 2015, Lateefah worked for free before securing her first paid commissioned piece at Black Ballad in 2016. Since then, she has been commissioned to write features, opinion pieces and interviews for various international news platforms and magazines including: The Independent, Metro UK, iNews, Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, HuffPost, Bustle, Galdem, The Face, Hackney Gazette, and Business Insider. In 2021, Lateefah took part in the SPA Journalism mentorship programme. She is also the founder of Career Girl Collective, a platform that aims to educate and empower woman writers.
Sarah Harris Sarah Harris is a Freelance Journalist from Nottingham who has written for Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Gal-Dem, Metro UK and more. Her work focuses on South Asian culture and women's health issues. At the moment she is currently completing her masters in public health at the University of Nottingham and hopes to use her platform as a writer to raise awareness on endometriosis.
Eleanor Noyce Eleanor Noyce is a London-based freelance journalist covering LGBTQI culture and disability. She is currently the Editorial Assistant at DIVA Magazine, the leading publication for LGBTI women and non-binary people, where she covers sex and relationships, music and popular culture. She has by-lines in The Independent, Metro, i-D, Stylist, Refinery29, Business Insider, and more. She graduated from the University of Leeds in 2021, where she studied Politics.
Namitha Avarind Namitha Aravind is a freelance journalist and former Editor-in-Chief at YouthPolitics UK. Her work has been featured in a range of publications including The Times, The Independent, Metro UK, Stylist Magazine, and Manchester Evening News. She is also currently a student at the London School for Economics & Politics Science.
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JESS JESS KOHL KOHL Jess Jess Kohl Kohl is is an an award-winning award-winning filmmaker filmmaker and and photographer photographer whose whose work work often often focuses focuses on on the the fringes fringes of of society, society, where where she she seeks seeks to to amplify amplify voices voices globally globally that that have have historically historically not not been been heard. heard. Her Her work work combines combines aa raw, raw, intimate intimate cinematic cinematic style style with with aa sensitive sensitive understanding understanding of of her her subjects. subjects. Graduating Graduating from from Central Central Saint Saint Martins Martins with with 1st 1st Class Class Honours, Honours, she she went went on on to to complete complete an an MA MA at at Goldsmiths Goldsmiths in in Cinematography. Cinematography. Her Her Raindance Raindance nominated nominated first first short short documentary, documentary, Anarchy Anarchy in in the the Philippines Philippines,, follows follows aa group group of of Filipino Filipino punk punk activists activists living living under under President President Duterte’s Duterte’s ‘war ‘war on on drugs’. drugs’. She She went went on on to to highlight highlight the the contrast contrast between between Indian Indian and and Western Western queerness queerness in in Nirvana Nirvana,, which which was was nominated nominated for for aa One One World World Media Media Award, Award, and and screened screened at at festivals festivals including including LSFF, LSFF, BFI BFI Flare Flare & & Ciclope. Ciclope. Her Her most most recent recent film, film, Disciples Disciples,, follows follows opposing opposing skinhead skinhead groups groups in in Malaysia, Malaysia, and and was was nominated nominated as as Best Best Documentary Documentary Short Short at at the the prestigious prestigious Grierson Grierson Trust Trust Awards Awards..
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Miranda Larbi Miranda is currently the fitness editor for Style Magazine. She is an advocate for fitness, health and green living. She has many qualifications, including an art foundation from UAL, a BA in History of Art from the University of York, and an MA from City, University of London. Prior to her current role, she has worked in a range of media related career, notably as a digital health and fitness reporter for News UK, and as the media lead for the Green Party in England and Wales.
SOCIAL MEDIA PANEL
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Saturday 26th March
Lidia Baylis-Zullo Lidia Baylis-Zullo is a student here at the University of Manchester studying History. Within one month of launching her YouTube account, Lidia gained over 40,000 subscribers, navigating her early 20s with her followers. Lidia's role in the world of social media takes on the form of influencer, as well as a full time student. Sharing her experiences at university- moving out, living with friends, deadlines- allows Lidia’s audience to come along with her as she navigates being a young person woman and all that comes with it both on and offline.
Arooj Aftab Content Creator, illustrator, writer and consultant, Arooj Aftab has been breaking down barriers in the quest for inclusivity within the fashion industry. Arooj is now recognised as a spokesperson for body inclusivity and poses important questions about the language we use when it comes to promoting real and meaningful diversity. In January 2020, she launched her #donewithdiversity project which sees her combine her passion for inclusivity within the fashion industry with her talent for illustration. The project aims to encourage brands and publishing platforms to rethink the language they use and to consider if they are truly inclusive to all. Since then, she has been heralded by British Vogue, Stylist Magazine, BBC London and more for her work on her platform.
Libby Faulkner Libby is a fashion and lifestyle content creator from Manchester! She studied Journalism at University and worked at various places before she eventually embarked on a career as a social media manager. Her last employed job was Social Media Manager at JD after which she worked freelance at ASOS and then eventually started working for herself making Instagram and TikTok content. Libby's content focuses on bright fun fashion and encouraging people to dress in what makes them feel happy. She also shares insight into life as a renter in Manchester with her boyfriend and dog Milo.
Chandni Sembhi Chandni Sembhi is a NCTJ qualified journalist and Senior Producer at PinkNews working across vertical video content, specialising in entertainment and LGBTQ+ news. In 2020, she set up the award-winning @soyouwanttobeajournalist Instagram account, which aims to help young people from all backgrounds enter into media careers by providing free advice and insight into the industry. Chandni previously worked as a content editor for Channel 5
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PEAKE One of the nation’s favourite actresses, RADA trained Maxine Peake has enjoyed a prolific career on stage and screen. First coming to our attention in Dinnerladies.
He r varied theatre work includes the iconic role of Blanche DuBois in a Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Sarah Frankcom, who has directed many critically acclaimed productions with Peake Happy Days, Miss Julie, The Children's Hour, and Hamlet at the Royal Exchange, where Maxine is an ‘Artist in Residence.’
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Cat has worked as a network executive producer since 2002, delivering hundreds of TV programmes to the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV, many of which have sold internationally. In 2007 she launched her own Greater Manchester based indie called Nine Lives Media and has won numerous awards including two Baftas, a national RTS, an International Emmy and a Rockie Award. Nine Lives makes observational documentaries, fact-ent formats, drama documentaries, children’s programmes and current affairs investigations. In partnership with Cardiff based Avanti Media, in March 2017 the company became the first indie to win one of the BBC tenders, securing the £12 million contract to make Songs of Praise for BBC One from 2017 to 2020, now renewed until 2023. The re-launch of this national brand has been highly acclaimed and in her role as the exec responsible for the 44 standard episodes each year, Cat has driven the editorial improvements, plus organized the team structure and delivery. Nine Lives has just delivered the TX pilot for a new dating series to BBC Three called Squad Dates which is available on BBC iPlayer. Alongside running her business, Cat is a BAFTA judge; former Chair of the Royal Television Society in the North West; was Vice Chair of Pact (TV’s trade body); Vice Chair of Creative Skillset (now Screen Skills) and is former Chair of Indie Club, which she set up in 2006 to increase communication across the sector to help retain talent pools outside London.
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Sheila Mamona
Sheilla Mamona, otherwise kno wn as Shei [SHAY] joined GLA MOUR as the Beauty and Entertainme nt Assistant in the middle of a pandemic. She has bylines in pub lications such as British Vogue, The Sunday Times STYLE, Cosmop olitan, and The Telegraph. A Mat hs graduate that is now busy play ing with lipsticks and writing about things she cares about like bea uty, entertainment and lifesty le. She is passionate about racial equality , loves to dance, is a music ner d, and is a Black beauty connoisseu r. She interviewed some of our faves from hip hop icon Meghan Thee Stallion, Saweetie, Gossip Girl's very own Ed Westwick, and Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness, amongst many others. A self -confessed Jackie of all trades, master of some, who has her fingers on every pie.
WOMEN'S M AGAZINE PANEL
Jennifer Savin is a multi-award -winning journalist who, after starting as an intern , is now Features Editor at Cosmopolitan (the lea ding women’s glossy magazine) where she heads up long reads, news, and health content. She ’s also a published author with two more exciting books in the works. In her spare time, she enjoys learning French, cheese-based foods, and hunting for steals on eBay.
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ecialising st and editor sp li a n r u jo a is Claudia tly the . She is curren le y st fe li d n a king in health ’s Health, wor n e m o W t a r o e Health Edit Previously, sh l. a it ig d d n a t le over prin st, a sustainab o P ff u H y b d e founded Sourc before HuffPost, and to te si r e st si living She also d and Esquire. e R t a d e k r o that, w teer ons on a volun ti a ic n u m m o c ps. works in pressure grou te a m li c s u io r basis for va
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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PANEL PANEL ELENA COTTON ELENA IS A WRITER, RADIO PRESENTER AND FILM EDITOR CURRENTLY BASED IN MANCHESTER. HAVING BEEN INVOLVED WITH FUSE FM, THE MANCUNION AND CO-DIRECTING WIM 2018 DURING UNIVERSITY, ELENA HAS SINCE ACQUIRED VAST PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING RESEARCH WORK, PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE, DIGITAL IMAGING TECHNIQUES AND CAMERA WORK. SHE HAS WORKED FOR RENOWNED BROADCASTERS SUCH AS THE BBC AND ON LOVED SHOWS SUCH AS BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT. ELENA CONTINUES TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND PUSH FOR REPRESENTATION IN THE FILM AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY THROUGH VOLUNTEERING AS THE DIRECTOR OF EVENTS FOR WOMEN IN MEDIA. THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION THAT HAS GENERATED A DATABASE TO INCREASE THE RECRUITMENT OF WOMEN INTO MEDIA ROLES.
INDIA ANKERSON IS A PRODUCTION COORDINATOR ON THIS MORNING AT ITV. HER ROLE INVOLVES OVERSEEING AND MANAGING THE BUDGET, WRITING RISK ASSESSMENTS, BOOKING CAMERA CREW, TAKING CARE OF INVOICES, AND MANAGING THE RUNNERS.
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JESSICA FOUCHER JESSICA GOT HER START IN TV ONCE SHE WAS ACCEPTED ON TO THE BBC PRODUCTION TRAINEE SCHEME, WHERE SHE WORKED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE POPULAR YOUTH CHANNEL BBC THREE ON A RANGE OF CONTENT. AFTER SHE'D COMPLETED THE SCHEME, SHE BECAME A RESEARCHER FOR BBC STUDIOS, WORKING PREDOMINATELY ON LIVE EVENTS PROGRAMMING, THE MOST HIGH-PROFILE OF WHICH WAS THE BBC ONE COVERAGE OF PRINCE PHILIP'S FUNERAL. AFTER SPENDING OVER A YEAR WITH STUDIOS, JESSICA STEPPED OUTSIDE THE BBC FOR THE FIRST TIME, INTO THE WORLD OF INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION COMPANIES. SHE IS NOW AN ASSISTANT PRODUCER FOR 72 FILMS, AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY COMPANY, WHERE SHE IS WORKING ON A BRITISH HISTORY SERIES.
LEAH IS CURRENTLY A PRODUCTION COORDINATOR WITHIN HIGH-END TELEVISION DRAMA, HAVING WORKED ON SHOWS SUCH AS THE BAY, PEAKY BLINDERS, ACKLEY BRIDGE, WORST WITCH, AND MOST RECENTLY THE TV ADAPTATION OF THE BEST-SELLING BOOK ‘EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE’ BY DOLLY ALDERTON. LEAH TOOK HER FIRST STEPS IN MEDIA DOING STUDENT RADIO AND TV AND HAS SINCE GAINED EXPERIENCE IN ADVERTISING SALES, ADVERT PRODUCTION, LOGGING, FLOOR RUNNING AND THEN ON TO DRAMA PRODUCTION, WHERE SHE HAS WORKED FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. .
LEAH BLACKABY MRMR IS MARTHA MCGUIRK + KATIE LAMBERT - A CRIME FIGHTING, PETTY CASH WIELDING DUO. BETWEEN US, WE HAVE PRODUCED OVER 150 MUSIC VIDEOS INCLUDING THE LIKES OF PINK, DUA LIPA, PRINCE AND THE WEEKND BUT TO NAME A FEW. WE HAVE ALSO BEEN SLOGGING OVER IN COMMERCIAL LAND SHOOTING FOR SAMSUNG, VIRGIN MEDIA AND RUPAULS DRAG RACE. MRMR HAS ALSO BEEN DEVELOPING A FEATURE AND SHOT A SHORT FILM “CLOSED ON MONDAYS” IN NASHVILLE AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.
Martha McGuirk and Katie Lambert (MrMr Productions)
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workshop FOUNDED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 BY MELISSA HAWKINS, DISGRACEFUL MAGAZINE IS AN IN-PRINT AND ONLINE PUBLICATION THAT SETS OUT TO SUPPORT AND INSPIRE WOMEN IN BUSINESS. FAST FORWARD TO 2022, DISGRACEFUL HAS A GLOBAL READERSHIP AND CONTINUES TO TACKLE TABOO TOPICS AND TIMELY ISSUES IN ITS QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS. DISGRACEFUL HELPS TO BREAK DOWN THE BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS AND GRADUATES TO BECOME PUBLISHED WRITERS, ALLOWING THEM TO PAVE THEIR OWN WAY INTO THE WORLD OF JOURNALISM AND BUILD THE CAREERS OF THEIR DREAMS.PROFITS FROM EVERY ISSUE THEY PUBLISH GO TOWARDS UK BASED WOMEN'S CHARITIES SUCH AS YOUNG WOMEN'S TRUST AND WOMEN'S AID.
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Public Relations Panel Abi Herbert
Abi Herbert is a PR and comms specialist who recently joined LGBT+ anti-abuse charity Galop as their first ever comms manager, where she heads up their national PR and social media outputs. Abi began her career back in 2018 at leading Midlands PR agency WPR, working across consumer charities and brands such as Oxfam, PDSA, Volvo and Fujifilm.
Kirsty Day Kirsty Day is a qualified journalist, who has over 15 years’ experience working across local and regional press including MEN Media, before working for a national dementia charity - Alzheimer's Society - and led regional communications across the North West. Kirsty went on to co-found PR, communication and marketing social enterprise - Yellow Jigsaw - which has been running successfully for the past seven years, managing media strategy and PR campaigns for fellow social enterprises, charities and like minded businesses. But she is still never far away from a newsroom, running community news teams of all ages including Media Cubs, a pop up TV studio and newsroom for children aged 7-11 alongside supporting the UK's first older people led newsroom for those aged 50 and above, Talking About My Generation.
Jane Ainsworth An experienced communications strategist who was named as one of the most influential and respected leaders in the PRWeek UK Power Book 2021, Jane works across a wide spectrum of industries ranging from retail to hospitality, with client experience spanning the likes of Oxfam, Greene King, John Lewis, Mothercare, Westfield, National Trust and Volvo. Having joined WPR as a graduate, Jane acquired the agency in 2015, preserving their status as an independently owned consultancy. A former CIPR Young Communicator of the Year, Jane has helped the agency to win more than 100 awards, making them one of the most decorated agencies in the UK.
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MUSICAL CHAIRS TILDA TILDA GRATTON GRATTON TILDA GRATTON, FORMER MANCUNION MUSIC EDITORAND DEPUTY CHAIR OF WIM NOW WORKS AS A DIGITAL ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR MUSIC WITH BEAUTIFUL. SHE ALSO PRODUCES AND PERFORMS WITH HER INTERNATIONALLY BACKED DREAM POP PROJECT ATMOS BLOOM.
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AMELIA LLOYD IS BOTH THE FRONT WOMAN AND DRUMMER FOR MANCHESTER PUNK DUO SLAP RASH. SOON TO SUPPORT WITCH FEVER AT COLOURS LONDON SHE HAS CAPTIVATED AUDIENCES NATIONWIDE WITH HER POWERFUL VOICE AND DRIVEN RIFFS.
MAISIE MAISIE WOODFORD WOODFORD MAISIE WOODFORD IS A LEADING PRODUCER AND CONTENT CREATOR FOR THE MANCHESTER RECORD LABEL SCRUFF OF THE NECK. EACH WEEK SHE CURATES A MUSIC TV SHOW THAT HAS FEATURED THE LIKES OF GIRLI, KID KAPATCHI, SNAYX AND MORE.
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