After a rewarding year working on the newsdesk at ITV News I’ve decided to take the leap and will be going freelance in a couple of weeks.
Looking forward to working on programmes such as Politics Live and BBC Parliament in the coming months.
ITV News are on the lookout for interesting and uplifting 'And finally' stories for our Evening and News at 10 bulletins. If you have a story you feel is worth sharing, please DM me or email lauren.mcgaun
@itn
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#journorequest
#prrequest
Such an important report from
@lewis_goodall
on the effects of the pandemic on university students. Clearly there is a generational divide facing students during this crisis and economic consequences that are likely to affect us for many years to come.
#Newsnight
@maitlis
“You can vote all you like but the result is always Putin” - fascinating report by
@ggatehouse
on the power that Putin has, not just on Russia, but globally too. This may be classed as a ‘referendum’ but it lacks democratic elements
@BBCNewsnight
@maitlis
As Andrew rightly points out at the end of today's
@spectator
workshop, the covid-19 outbreak is one of the biggest events in our lifetimes and there will be huge key takeaways. Fascinating politicial insight by
@afneil
@JGForsyth
@KateAndrs
@katyballs
- another fab event thanks!
If anyone knows of any journos who would be interested in speaking at
@impactmagazine
media conference on 13th november either online or in person, please let me know! The conference will cover a variety of different panels and goes a long way to inspiring student journalists.✨
after what has been the toughest year of uni for me both personally and academically, I’m pleased to be finishing second year with a 2:1 (66).
looking forward to my final year!💕
“People are more fearful than they should be if they knew the precise numbers of what was going on right now” -
@JGForsyth
on the
@spectator
workshop commenting on the errors in counting the number of
#Covid_19
deaths in the UK.
@afneil
Looking forward to the opportunity to be working with BBC Newsnight’s planning team full time from Monday for the next three months!
Excited to be working on more interviews and news making guests with a great team 📺🩷
Nearly the end of my first week on shift at ITV News and already learning so much!
Today I was sent out to do my first little bit of field producing for an interview and this week I have also been training up on logistics / assigning crews.
Feeling very blessed 📺💗
I love how
@ChrisMasonBBC
has the ability to make a box room seem so glamorous on tv. A “socially distanced boutique of news” has never sounded so good🤣😭
#bbcnewscast
Filming my first proper tv report tomorrow morning (first one was during lockdown so didn’t really count), due to be broadcast later this week. Wish me luck!😰
Today was my last day at ITV News as staff before starting my freelance venture from tomorrow! Very grateful for some amazing colleagues and the best year learning the ropes of broadcast journalism 📺💗
[THREAD]
@empowordjournos
has been such a huge part of my life for the past 16 months but I’ve decided now is the right time to step down as Editor in Chief.
I have so much going on with uni and want to focus on my own writing more.
Just finished two amazing weeks of work experience at
@BBCNottingham
! From reporting to producing to editing, it’s been an absolute blast. Can’t wait to be back for freelance shifts in a few weeks 📻❤️
1 in 20 children are currently off school because of Covid according to new figures released by the DoE.
This headmaster in Oldham tells
@jonsnowC4
that a third of the 1,200 pupils due to be in school were absent on Monday.
Had the most amazing evening interviewing
@bbclaurak
for
@empowordjournos
, a journalist that I have long looked up to. Thanks for giving up time in your incredibly busy schedule to chat to us!🙌🏼💕
Amazing day for us at Empoword Journalism hosting two workshops! Big big thanks to
@bbclaurak
who took time out of her busy schedule to speak with us and give us so much motivation for our future careers 🌟
A massive thanks to
@lauren_mcgaun
and
@bethanyjcollins
for hosting! 💗
So insanely proud of
@empowordjournos
for winning highly commended for overall digital media
@SPAJournalism
two years in a row! It was amazing to see some of the girls in person last night after so many zoom calls 🎉💕
wasn’t expecting covid to put an end to my week at
@Channel4News
so abruptly, but I had the most amazing time shadowing the digital team and learnt so much.
thanks to
@mikederismith
&
@frasereC4
for the opportunity and the whole team for being so supportive.✨
Just moved into my new flat in London! Very exciting but also quite scary 😂.
London friends on here do drop me a message. Would be great to meet up with some like minded people 🥂 x
I guess forcing myself to come into work whilst still feeling a bit under the weather was worth it. Will never get tired of this after a long hard shift
@itvnews
! Now for a day’s rest 📺
So looking forward to this!
#Americast
is such an informative, joyous podcast to listen to and I can’t wait to watch it televised in the run up to the election! 🤩👏🏼
@BBCJonSopel
@maitlis
@awzurcher
From this evening
#Americast
with
@maitlis
in London and
@awzurcher
in Washington will have moving pictures as well as sound. Just getting ready to roll in Miami....
Have been freelancing at Newsnight for a few shifts now but still not over just how cool it is getting a credit at the end of one my favourite shows!
A very busy news day once again with a great team 📺✨
My BBC
@politicseastmid
report on spiking in Nottingham is now available to watch back on iPlayer for anyone who missed it. Huge thanks to all the girls who spoke to me and colleagues from
@impactmagazine
for all their help with this!
Fascinating interview with Niamh Cusack on the current state of theatres. Utilising alternative means of performance will be vital at this current time.
@maitlis
#Newsnight
“Theatre has been going for 2,500 years and more and it will continue, but right now it feels pretty bleak.”
Actress Niamh Cusack says she hopes that Judi Dench, who told Channel 4 News she feared theatres would not reopen in her lifetime, “isn’t right”
#Newsnight
|
#Covid19
Absolutely mental some of the speakers we’re getting for
@empowordjournos
workshops and so incredible that they’ve agreed to give up their time to chat to us. So proud of everyone 🥺🥰
Unpopular opinion but the best part of Christmas has to be the Death in Paradise Xmas specials. Living for the drama and Caribbean sun!🌞
#deathinparadise
just entered
@empowordjournos
for a really exciting opportunity / award, pls keep your fingers crossed for us! the team have been working so hard that I really want their efforts to be rewarded.🥺🥰
Tune into BBC Politics East Midlands on Sunday at 10am (or catch up on iPlayer) to see my report on spiking in Nottingham, highlighting
@impactmagazine
’s recent investigation on women*’s safety.
Thanks to
@geetapendse
for being so patient and guiding me through the process!
Just finished my last radio shift for quite a while! Very grateful for all the opportunities
@BBCNottingham
/
@BBCRadioLincs
has given me and hope to be back one day 📻💗
An absolutely fantastic Political Party show with
@mattforde
@maitlis
and
@jonsopel
this evening. Haven’t laughed so much in a long time and already considering getting tickets for the next one. 🥰🙌🏼
ITV News are covering a story today that coffee has overtaken tea as Britain's favourite drink.
Are you an avid coffee or tea drinker or a coffee shop owner? If you're free to chat about the drink, please email lauren.mcgaun
@itn
.co.uk
#journorequest
#prrequest
#coffee
#tea
Just watching this
#Panorama
report by
@TVNaga01
on the issue of sexual harassment in Westminster. An incredibly important topic, worthy of more media scrutiny and attention!
For the last eight months I’ve been working on an investigation into allegations at Westminster, hearing from parliamentary staffers who say they have been sexually harassed or bullied. Please watch Westminster’s Toxic Culture, 8pm
@BBCOne
So chuffed that both
@empowordjournos
and
@impactmagazine
are featured in the
@SPAJournalism
newsletter this month! It is an absolute pleasure to edit for both publications and I couldn’t be more proud of our incredible teams!👏🏼✨
delighted to announce that
@empowordjournos
have just hit 200 posts on the website and we’re now at 77 contributors. It only feels like yesterday that we hit 100 posts.
Love being a part of such an incredible team of women.👏🏼❤️