Here are the talented journalists accepted on this year’s early career and apprentice mentoring scheme.
To find out more about their mentors, please visit the Senior Fellows’ page.
Abby is a freelance Political Journalist working across the UK and Canada, focused on how policy and power affect real people.
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Abiona is a BBC World Service Journalist and Presenter for Topline, providing short snapshots of the world’s most important unfolding stories.
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Ahsan is a BBC-trained Video Strategist, Journalist, and Creative Producer. He is also a member of the BBC’s Next Generation Committee, considering the challenges facing the BBC from the perspective of younger audiences.
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Aisling is a Digital Journalist for The Irish Independent covering the East / South East.
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Alanah is a Planning Producer on CNN International’s Quest Means Business. Prior to this he was a Multimedia Broadcast Journalist for BBC local radio.
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Alice is an Editorial Assistant at Co-operative News i
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Amber is a Private Credit Reporter at Fitch Group Inc.
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Amelia is a Junior Reporter at Nation.Cymru and a freelance Music & Culture Journalist.
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Amy is a Production Journalist across ITV News Central’s TV and digital output.
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Andrew is a Live News Reporter at The Courier covering a wide range of live and breaking stories across Tayside and Fife.
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Angel is a Communication Assistant at parkrun and freelance Journalist covering the intersectionality between politics, gender and identity.
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Annell is a Broadcast Journalist at BBC Cymru Wales.
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Anushka is Audience Growth Editor at Metro.co.uk.
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Brian is a Academy Club Link Manager and Academy Communications Lead at Arsenal Football Club and a freelance Presenter, Reporter, Commentator, Writer & Event Host.
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Caitlin is LBC’s Wales Correspondent. Prior to this she was a BBC Wales News Journalist and Radio Wales News Bulletin Reader.
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Callum is a freelance Reporter and former MyLondon Court and Crime Reporter.
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Cameron is a national Radio Newsreader at Sky News, heard regularly on more than 250 stations across the Independent Radio News network.
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Caoimhe is a freelance Journalist and Photographer.
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Catherine is an Assistant News Editor and Producer spread across ITN and LBC.
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Charlotte is a TV Reporter at Metro.co.uk. Prior to this, she was a Journalist at The News Movement.
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Chloe is a Senior Video Journalism Apprentice at KMTV with multimedia featured in Kent Online, The Times, The Mirror, The Telegraph, and Daily Star.
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Chloe is a Data Visualisation Reporter at Ignites Europe & Asia, a Financial Times service.
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Christle is a News Audiences and Multimedia Journalist at Yahoo News.
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Daniel is a Local Democracy Reporter at KentOnline, an associate at the Local Government Information Unit, and a regular contributor to Times Radio.
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Dan is a Video Content Producer at Secret London. He is also a Presenter and Content Creator.
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Ebun is a Broadcast Journalist, Reporter, Video Journalist, and Newsreader.
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Eleftheria is a freelance Journalist interested in covering the stories of civilians in conflict, refugees and protest movements.
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Elizabeth is an Associate Producer at CNN.
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Ella is a Production Journalist for ITV Cymru Wales and Presenter for ITV Backstage.
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Emily is a Digital Journalist at BBC News based in Salford.
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Emma is a Senior Producer at Channel 4 News, ITN on the digital team.
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Erin is a Producer at Times Radio, producing Hugo Rifkind and the Politics Unpacked podcast.
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Eva is a Multi Platform Producer at ITV News working on Home and Foreign Desks, as well as across ITVX and Digital.
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Eve is a Journalist at BBC Scotland.
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Eve is a News Editor at Sky News.
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Evie is a freelance Journalist and Researcher for BBC Debate Night.
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Fernanda is a Writer and Segment Producer at CNN.
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Fiona is a Reporter at Healthcare Leader, Pulse PCN & The Pharmacist.
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Gabriel is a multilingual freelance Investigative Journalist. He was previously a News Reporter at That’s TV and Litigation Reporter at The Lawyer magazine.
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George is a freelance Broadcast Journalist and Assistant Producer at the BBC.
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Grace is a freelance Journalist, Podcaster and Voiceover Artist.
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Haleema is the creator and founder of Hijabi Culture, a platform that showcases hijab-wearing women who are challenging stereotypes and changing the narrative of Hijab in the media.
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Hannah is a freelance Journalist with a focus on health, development and social affairs stories.
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Hannah is a Video Journalist at BBC News.
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Hannah is a Producer at ITV News and a multi-platform Journalist with a background in business reporting.
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Haroun is a freelance Journalist and Producer mostly at Sky News.
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Hayford is an Assistant News Editor at Channel 5 News, ITN.
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Iona is an Assistant Producer based in the Scottish Parliament working alongside STV News’ Political Editor to shape and coordinate the daily political content across all STV platforms.
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Iona is an Assistant News Editor at 5 News, ITN.
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Iona is a Multimedia Journalist at BBC Scotland. She also produces and hosts ‘Into the Pitt’, an alternative music programme on BBC Radio Shetland, and ‘Shetland’s Larder’, a food and drink show celebrating local producers, culture, and place.
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Iona is a freelance Journalist with bylines in BBC Scotland, the Scottish Daily Record, the Times, the Sun, the Scottish Daily Mail, and the Mirror. She is also a Presenter at Red Dot Radio.
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Isabelle is an Assistant News Editor at 5 News, ITN. She also co-founded Empoword Journalism.
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Jaheim is a Journalist and Content Creator on TikTok, averaging 50-100k views per video.
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Jamel is a Journalist and Producer at ITV News.
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Joe is a former Royal Marine Commando and Website Reporter at Forces News.
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John is a freelance Sports Reporter mostly at Sky Sports News.
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Josh is a BBC News Advanced Journalism Apprentice based at BBC Radio Sussex & Surrey and BBC South East.
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Carolyn is a Features Journalist (TV & Digital) at CNN.
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Kezia is a News Writer for Ideal Home Magazine.
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Kirsty is a freelance Journalist and current freelance weekend news reporter at The Irish News.
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Kunal is an Assistant Producer at The Economist.
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Lauren is a Features Writer at DC Thomson, Reporter for the Press and Journal and Evening Express.
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Lesley is a freelance Journalist, TV Producer, and Radio Host. She is also the founder of the Real Table Talk podcast.
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Lewis is a West Wales Reporter and On-Screen Journalist at ITV News.
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Lottie is a Senior reporter at the Big Issue.
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Lucinda is a CNN Journalist and Planning Intern.
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Marine is a Reporter and Social Media Journalist at The Observer and the Producer and Host of the Women in Journalism Inspire Podcast.
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Max is a Senior Reporter for KM Media Group for for KentOnline.
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Meg is a Private Markets Reporter at Bloomberg News.
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Melissa is a Commodities Reporter at Argus Media, reporting and analysing Russian and Caspian crude oil markets.
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Michelle is a Legal Counsel at Publicis Groupe and Presenter through The Mainstream.
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Milan is Business Editor at Bristol24/7.
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Miya is a multi-platform Reporter and Newsreader across BBC Local in the East Midlands.
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Molly is The Independent’s Consumer Writer.
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Ned is a freelance Journalist and most recently a Production Journalist at ITV West Country.
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Nick is a Journalist and Video Producer at the Press Association.
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Ollie is an Interviews Producer (guest booker) on the Sky News breakfast show, ‘Mornings with Ridge and Frost’.
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Olivia is a freelance Broadcast Journalist and TV Sport News Assistant for BBC News and BBC Radio. She is also a Women’s Football Reporter.
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Perkin is a Foreign News Reporter at The Daily Mail.
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Rob is a Reporter for Belfast Live and Irish Mirror, Reach PLC, and a News Photojournalist.
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Rucsandra is a Senior News Reporter at Nottinghamshire Live and Nottingham Post.
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Sam is a Senior Digital Reporter at ITV News.
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Sana is a News Reporter at CNN Digital Worldwide.
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Sarah is a freelance Broadcast Journalist at Global.
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Sebastian is a Journalist at the BBC.
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Shannon is a Content Creator and Journalist at The Daily Mirror, Reach PLC.
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Journalist across BBC West Midlands, Online, Radio and TV (BBC Midlands Today)
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Sonaili is Live Video Producer at The Associated Press.
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Sophia is a Junior Digital Investigations Journalist at Sky News, working with the Data & Forensics team.
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Sophie is a Broadcast Journalist at Global, delivering bulletins for Heart, Capital & Smooth in Scotland and the North East of England and reporting for LBC & LBC News.
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Steffie is a freelance Journalist and Energy and Investigative Reporter at DN Media Group.
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Stevie is a Broadcast Journalist at Sky News Radio and IRN.
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Tessa is a Podcast Researcher and Digital News Journalist at Newstalk.
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Tom is a Journalist at ITV Cymru Wales.
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Valmira is a freelance Journalist with a focus on investigative research and social justice reporting.
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Zita is a Journalist at House of Publishers.
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