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Welcome back to New Voices, where we introduce you to to new, talented journalists! This time, we spoke to the fabulous Chandni Sembhi about her work as a content editor for Channel 5, her media careers focused Instagram page and her passion for digital journalism! 

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TW/ Mentions of Racism, Islamophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Right-Wing Violence. 

We spoke to Aurelien Mondon, senior lecturer at the University of Bath and author, about how the far right is covered in contemporary media, why the way we talk about their ideas and actions can have serious consequences, and the danger of false equivalences. 

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We spoke to Beth Kirkbride, founder of The Indiependent, all about starting and running your own publication. Tune in to learn what's most important when you're starting out, how to grow an audience, how The Indiependent first began and how it has evolved over the years. 

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Welcome back to New Voices, where we introduce you to to new, talented journalists! This week, we spoke to the wonderful Izzie Jani-Friend all about her career so far, her experience writing for and working at The Guardian, and her wonderful writings on living life with an invisible disability.

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This week, we talk all about online journalism communities with Asyia Iftikhar, the founder of the hugely successful Young Journalist Community. Find out about building a community with over 3000 members, why having a space for people like you is so important, and how to engage with journalistic peers.

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Find the Young Journalist Community on Facebook

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All new journalists need some support during the early stages of their careers - luckily, there are plenty of resources to help out! This week, we chat to  Olivia Crellin about her passion for supporting new journalists, how Covid-19 has highlighted the difficulties they face, what employers need to change and how her social enterprise PressPad can help. We also talk about shooting documentaries and her top tips for anyone starting out. 

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Welcome to New Voices, a new series by Views Our Own! Every other Tuesday, we'll profile a talented, new journalist to give you insight into their work (and personality), let them inspire you and give you the opportunity to connect with them. This week, we spoke to the fabulous Ella Glover all about her career so far, her recent article in Vice on the lack of support during the pandemic for deaf university students and her favourite TV shows!

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This week we talk all about building a career in radio with Johnny Jenkins. Find out why the radio is not as dead as you may think, what the advantages of local Facebook groups are, and how to find yourself appearing on Sky News. Hope you enjoy - subscribe for more, leave a rating and tune in again next week!

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This week we talk all about business and financial journalism to the wonderful Josie Cox. We chat about everything from how to cover the sector and data journalism, to working in the sector as a woman and Josie's top business and finance reads. Hope you enjoy - subscribe for more, leave a rating and tune in again next week!

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In this episode, we talk about working as a journalist within the world of theatre, how to make a play review worth reading, making your opinion worth hearing, and whether or not the world really needs more Hamlet. We're joined by critic and theatre news editor for the Indiependent, James Hanton - join us for insights and ideas about cultural journalism. 

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