Ella Glover
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freelance reporter covering drugs, work + activism | editor @ordinaryzine | tips/commissions: egsmbusiness @gmail .com | telegram: ellaglover | dm for signal
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Very pleased to be in this month's
@prospect_uk
writing about nitazenes, the synthetic opioids infecting the UK's street heroin and benzo supply, whether the problem will ever reach the heights of the US, and what needs to be done to stop people dying.
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the fact unis are starting to cancel 2021 graduation ceremonies and i still haven’t graduated from last year is not it
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Earlier this year I was asked to write for the Daily Mail, then they wanted to interview my twin and I instead. I was offered so much ££ that it was almost impossible to say no, as a student and so early in my career, but I can safely say I’ve never been happier to be £3k down
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just got to the end of what i thought was a really good job interview when the interviewer referred to my freelance work as my “little blog”
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for i-D, i wrote about one of my internet bug bears: the self-righteous culture that surrounds activism online and phrases that attempt to guilt people to perform their activism on social media a la “why is nobody talking about this?”
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One of the worst aspects of journalism is having to rely on people to get back to you in time
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got the job girlies
just had my first job interview (barista) in over a year...... hope it went well
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The only thing I remember about sex ed in my school is that the boys were sent out when we were taught about menstruation
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my first piece for
@VICE
(!!!!!) went live on Friday: I spoke to deaf and hard of hearing university students to attempt to shine a light on the myriad ways they’ve been let down during the shift to online learning
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I wrote about something I’ve been thinking about for months - that employers should be compensating the commute - and Autonomy’s Claim the Commute campaign which is calling for exactly that, for
@HUCKmagazine
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It’s so shit seeing something you pitched to a publication getting written by a staff writer (even more annoying that i was early spotting a great story and no one was picking it up, now everyone is on it)
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The piece was based on my Huff Post piece about having a twin come out as trans () & I didn’t want to write about that for a pub that pays people who actively ridicule transness. I had to say no multiple times. No shade to the editors btw, they were lovely.
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seeing an article i had a vague idea of pitching/writing written by someone else is unnecessarily painful
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ahhhhh you can read me - on actual paper!!! - in this week’s
@GraziaUK
@neitherwrld
u should model
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i wrote about my (hopefully irrational) fear that none of my friends will be up for raving anymore once they finally let us back out for
@VICE
thanks to
@ryanbassil
for the commission and v helpful edits
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@jasebyjason
he did say “you can’t have your cake and eat it” which implies a bit of disagreement to be fair
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my final piece of the year is live!! i looked into how the pandemic has impacted the way university students take drugs for
@VICENews
with help from
@NeurosightDrugs
thanks to
@Narcomania
for the commission and edits, and helping to shape this story
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i have no work and every editor i pitch is OOO. i hope you enjoy your holidays while i whither and die <3
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I can’t believe I’ve been freelancing full time for a year. This time last year I was preparing to drain my savings so that I could actually eat in January and I’ve managed to save so much while feeling fulfilled!!! This felt so far away last November
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a guy asked if he could sit by me in the sun, i said yes, he was making conversation and it eventually led to him finding out i live with my bf and he told me: “it’s okay if you want to leave”
sir, may i remind you who was here first
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voice notes are an elite method of communication. i can get all my points across with no interruptions, restart if i phrase something badly, the person on the other end can listen whenever they like, and it's so much easier than typing
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my debut for
@Refinery29UK
is a love letter to the feeling of being a complete beginner and, of course, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, which helped me to embrace this feeling
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i’m on the metro lifestyle desk all week this week! send stories and tips to ella.glover.met
@metro
.co.uk
interested in stories about mental health, sustainability, money/class, work, students, internet culture and anti-diet culture fitness stories
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This year has been v weird - I finished university, got a job, and then lost a job - but I'm really proud of lots of the work I've done this year and I spent last year wishing I had enough work to warrant an end of year thread so, please, indulge me
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For
@HUCKmagazine
I interviewed the people at the centre of a hidden yet radical part of history. Particularly the history of Merseyside, where the first ever harm reduction policy in the UK helped prevent an HIV epidemic among injecting drug users
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I spoke to sex workers about how the cost of living crisis is worsening their already dire conditions and endangering them in the process, and how the only valid solution is to decriminalise the industry and give sex workers their rights
@HUCKmagazine
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After finishing second year with a 2:2, after having to resit a whole module, I finished uni with a first 😭😭
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freelancing is actually just working on your days off isn't it?
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i know (from other people) a lot of women’s lifestyle mags have a toxic culture that desperately needs to end but i just want to say that lifestyle journalism is actually so important, especially when it focuses on women’s health, and especially especially sexual health
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Entry level journalism jobs are so few and far between it's actually hopeless
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are any other (possibly young) journalists struggling with a huge sense of apathy atm? i have really seen my ability to hope burned out in 2023 and it makes the job a lot harder. advice welcome :-)
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seeing ppl leave seemingly nice, comfy, stable journalism jobs to go freelance makes me wonder what is behind the curtain because damn i want nothing more than career progression, a stable income and Actual Colleagues
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Made my
@ObsMagazine
debut with a feature about my month without headphones. This was so fun, fascinating + genuinely nourishing to work on. Read online👇
Come on, feel the noise: how I unplugged my headphones and reconnected with the world | Ella Glover
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The pressure for everybody to post and engage with every single ‘cause’ or issue isn’t practical imo. Stretching yourself thin across a million different issues won’t lead to any meaningful action beyond social media activism
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i’m about 3-4 commissions away from my income goal this month (which is genuinely just my living costs 😅)
can she do it 🤓
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Find it mad that publications are asking women to talk openly about past sexual assault/gendered bullying with no anonymity while the men in the story will not be named.
Almost certain this is a legality issue but there's still something off about that for me?
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I just got paid less than an hour after sending an invoice. What a dream!!!
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So, bad news: I've been put on furlough for the foreseeable future - the good news is that I'm completely available for freelance work! I'm going to be pitching, but I'm also open for commissions and am in the market for sub-editing or news shifts! (This is going to be a thread)
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Writing is a job and you deserve to be paid! Writing is a job and you deserve to be paid! Writing is a job and you deserve to be paid! Writing is a job and you deserve to be paid! Writing is a job and you deserve to be paid! Writing is a job and you deserve to be paid! Writing is
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i hope that by the time my generation of junior writers are in editorial positions the industry is a much easier place for young people with no connections/money to get into
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@jasebyjason
Surely she can’t be annoyed at Matt! This storyline is so frustrating to meeeee
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i have so many tabs open and it's all articles i want to read and expired job adverts<3
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wrote about
@unitetheunion
’s get me home safely campaign, which aims to make safe travel home a right for workers, especially those who work late and are on low pay, for
@tribunemagazine
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Covid anxiety has hit me HARD in the last week, last time I felt like this was April 2020
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I feel like I don’t know enough Northern journos... pls make urself known (I’m in Manchester / originally from St. Helens, Merseyside)
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Since this tweet has a fair bit of attention (for my standards) I want to point out that I know I’m privileged in being able to turn that kind of money down. If it wasn’t for my big student loan and minimal savings after a year of full time waitressing I may have truly needed £3k
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Some ~personal news~ as they say:
After being on furlough for the last three weeks, I have sadly been let go from BGFG and will no longer be writing features for PC Guide.
I’m obviously gutted, but ultimately grateful for the opportunity and experience I gained this year!
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Excited to share my first author interview with
@autonomous_coys
and
@w_stronge
about their new book, Overtime (14/09). The book looks at how a four-day week could transform society, from a greener future to more rights for women, and how we can get there
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how can a grad scheme be asking for 2+ years of experience? it's genuinely elitist
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This time last year I wouldn’t have expected to have found my feet with journalism the way I have so far. Still a long way to go and have definitely had some low points but I’m ultimately v proud of my progress so far in 2021 and excited for the future
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as a fellow lazy person who wishes more than anything they were born with a trust fund, i have to agree with everything
@jamesdgreig
says in this v good piece about peep show and the welfare state
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fun fact: it’s been exactly a year since my first pitch got accepted / my first paid commission
i feel like i’m such a different writer now and i’m kind of proud of myself, especially since there wasn’t a student publication i could write for at uni
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Catch me on Times Radio tomorrow very early at 6:30am (probably yawning) talking about the situation here in GM
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i also spoke to some experts about things we can do in lockdown 3.0 instead of scrolling on social media for
@MetroUK
:) ur welcome x
massive thanks to
@EllenCScott
for the commission and edits!
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On the WiM conference: I decided over the weekend to drop out of the panel and won't be speaking. I recommended some amazing freelance women of colour in my place, one of whom has been confirmed and I can't wait to hear her speak alongside some of my friends!
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receiving a press release from a luxury hotel in the maldives with no invitation to visit? tired
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hoping my first piece of 2021, for
@StylistMagazine
, can help anyone feeling the dreaded January blues—or is it simply the Covid blues now?
thank you to
@KatyHWrites
for the commission!
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This is my first ~~feature for one of the publications at my new job for BGFG!! Feels a bit silly to be so excited but I did not expect to be getting a salary for writing news and features a month after finishing uni
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decentralise journalism so I, personally, don’t have to consider leaving manchester in the next few years
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I wrote about the rise of microtrends, fast fashion, social media and the importance of building a wardrobe that will last for Metro
Thanks for the expertise
@livviyallop
@AjaSaysHello
!
@MetroUK_Life
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anyone could easily spout some pseudo motivational shit about not getting into their first choice university but the fact of the matter remains that these students got fucked over; they didn't just "miss their grades," they have been denied their grades
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for
@VICEUK
i explored why some people left Alcoholics Anonymous during the pandemic. While AA has helped many people overcome their addiction, the 12 steps don’t work for everyone. It’s important to remember that other alternatives exist
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just had my first job interview (barista) in over a year...... hope it went well
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i once again forgot to apply for a job i would have really enjoyed and likely would have been a good fit for because i forgot the deadline ✨💫🌈😊
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PRs: I would *love* to come to your events, but I'm not in London, and it makes me sad. Unless you're happy to provide travel (😋) please only get in touch with events around Manchester/Liverpool/Leeds. TY!
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I wrote about why unemployment figures are meaningless in the face of rising insecurity and in-work poverty
The government needs to take insecurity into account when discussing the state of the UK's labour market
@HUCKmagazine
@Autonomy_UK
@CLASSthinktank
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I’m rly excited to introduce my new weekly column for PC Guide which will be looking at the intersection of technology and society. This week I looked at the myriad reasons why there’s no hard and fast answer to the back to the office debate
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went deep on the death of foundation for
@MetroUK_Life
there has been a shift in consumer habits, following the pandemic and the emergence of glossier style natural makeup lewks, away from heavy coverage and towards skincare! good riddance, i say
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it feels like there is no hope as a freelancer when genuinely great original ideas get rejected and passed to staff writers
i know this is nothing new and also talking about it can make me look "difficult" but it really does make me want to give up
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omg nars tinted moisturiser is named after geographical places, including St Moritz, Sydney and Havana, and my shade is called Norwich :|
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For
@IndyLife
, I asked three young climate activists to interview their parents about sustainability and climate change.
Despite what you might expect, writing this article made me feel more hopeful than I have since the 2019 general election. Too pure!
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put off pitching an idea since january and now the publication i wanted it in has published something too similar! classic mistake
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For
@Dazed
I looked into the digital censorship of pro-Palestine content on social media and how it goes much further than Instagram shadowbanning Bella Hadid's stories - from targeted bot attacks to Meta's relationship with Israel
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Re-reading a pitch two days after sending and noticing a typo<3
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I wrote about the fight to save Ryebank Fields, a beautiful green space in Chorlton, Manchester, from development. The fight has been going on for decades and the pandemic only affirmed the importance of these fields to the local community
@HUCKmagazine
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feel like no one talks about how difficult it is to freelance successfully when you're struggling with your mental health
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managed to go freelance full time after losing my job this time last year without going into debt! i even paid off my student overdraft :)
what’s one of y’all biggest flexes from this year? please i am begging you to brag on yourself
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🤣🤣🤣🤣 what ??? i think it’s clear who needs to be taxed more and it’s definitely not people on less than 30k
COVID-19: Those earning 'above £19.5k' should pay more tax to help fix finances
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went to a new hairdresser and i actually like my hair for the first time in 2020
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put an offer in for a flat we loveeeee today please manifest for me
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in a wonderful turn of events i'm looking to speak to some young people who love iced coffee but loathe hot coffee for a piece in Metro - slide into my DMs pls
#journorequest
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writing for free discourse is not only boring but it also completely lacks nuance and, no offence, but i’m not really interested in the opinion of anyone who isn’t working class when it comes to these types of debates
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if you see this and you’re a student pls like this tweet - i wanna ask you some Qs
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Good morning. I’m a journalist based in Manchester (and from Merseyside) - if any editors are looking to commission a northern writer to write about the situation here, my email is egsmbusiness
@gmail
.com
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u know what i’m having a bad day so i’m doing this :)
-turned my grade around from a 2:2 to a 1:1
-graduated
-wrote for some dream publications like vice and stylist (two long term goals of mine!!)
-started brazilian jiu jitsu
-got my first staff writing job
-spoke on the radio
this year was rough - brag on yourself a bit :)! what did you accomplish this year?
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so weird being in a webinar with all the freelancers i follow - it almost felt like an office party 🥸
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For Refinery29, I explored how painful IUD fittings are causing vaginismus in some unsuspecting womxn. Thank you to
@Victoria_Spratt
for the commission and edits, and to my case studies for trusting me with their stories.
@RCObsGyn
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ive written three of (imo) my best prices of freelance work recently and i just know they’re all gonna drop on the same day 😶
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Rents in Manchester are getting progressively higher. We found a flat at the top end of our budget but, due to getting so many offers, they've raised it. Only by £50 a month, but when you add in energy bills and council tax rising we are literally getting priced out of our area
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i finally watched the devil wears prada last night and can't believe andy gave up having a drink with the editor of the new yorker to try to make it up to her man and still ended up getting told off? nah
i know this isn't a new or unique take, don't @ me
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does anyone else consistently have existential crises over the fact they’re getting older?
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