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MA Broadcast student at City University. First class Politics degree from Newcastle University. I've completed work experience with Sky News and BBC Radio York, and contribute to the Naked Politics blog.
Key interests are politics, foreign affairs and popular culture.
The journalism industry has changed drastically throughout the pandemic, notably making remote working and on-the-ground reporting difficult. Humanitarian journalism, a beat that focuses on stories around humanitarian crises, aid policies, NGOs and the work of the United Nations, has been particularly hard hit.
What a time to be a budding journalist in this digital age. News organisations are hiring reporters to work on TikTok accounts, digital media can be created and uploaded straight from smartphones, and communities for young journalists have sprung up on social media and private messaging platforms. But as you flick through your Twitter feed or Facebook Group and see people posting about their accomplishments, have you ever caught yourself feeling incompetent or as though your achievements are...
I made this social media news video as part of my newsday for City, University of London
This International Women's Day it's time we recognised that some issues affect women disproportionately; let's not pretend they all affect everyone equally. Emily Cole Naked Politics Blogger Imagine the discomfort of turning up to a seminar on Gender and UK Politics discovering the other 7 students who showed up, plus the seminar leader, were all men.
A digital news piece on the criminality of upskirting
Everything you need to know about what happened in the EU elections. Emily Cole Naked Politics Blogger Remain and Brexit supporting parties have both claimed victory in the European elections. For Brexiteers, the result is a clear message of "we need to get on and get out", whereas for Remainers it is an obvious rejection of Brexit.
We've broken down the Labour party manifesto in terms of how positive we think they would be for young people. Emily Cole Naked Politics Blogger Politics is more confusing than ever and it can be pretty hard to know what each political party is offering- especially as a young person.
We've broken down the Conservative party's manifesto in terms of how positive we think they would be for young people. Emily Cole Naked Politics Blogger Politics is more confusing than ever and it can be pretty hard to know what each political party is offering- especially as a young person.